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Russell Shorto (Russell Anthony Shorto) was born on 8 February, 1959 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American author, historian, and journalist. Discover Russell Shorto's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

Popular As Russell Anthony Shorto
Occupation Author historian journalist
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 8 February, 1959
Birthday 8 February
Birthplace Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1959

Russell Anthony Shorto (born February 8, 1959) is an American author, historian, and journalist who is best known for his book on the Dutch origins of New York City, The Island at the Center of the World.

Shorto's research for the book relied greatly on the work of the New Netherland Project, now known as the New Netherland Research Center, as well as the New Netherland Institute.

Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on February 8, 1959, Shorto is a 1981 graduate of George Washington University.

2008

He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and was from 2008 to 2013 the director of the in Amsterdam, where he lived from 2007 to 2013.

2009

On September 8, 2009, Shorto received a Dutch knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau for strengthening Netherlands-United States relations through his publications and as director of the John Adams Institute.

2013

Shorto has been the New Netherland Institute's Senior Scholar since 2013.

2014

As of 2014, Shorto resided in Cumberland, Maryland, where he wrote Revolution Song, his narrative history of the American Revolution.

2017

In November 2017, he published Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom, which tells the story of the American Revolution through the eyes of six Americans from vastly different walks of life.

His most recent work is Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob, published in February 2021.

The book is a memoir, covering Shorto's own family history and his ancestors involvement in the American Mafia in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

In 2022, Shorto founded, and became Director of, the New Amsterdam Project at the New-York Historical Society, with a mission to promote awareness of New York's Dutch origins.

2018

In 2018, Shorto was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame.

He is married to Pamela Twigg and has three children and three step children.