A History of New York Paperback - 2008
by Washington Irving; Introduction by Elizabeth L. Bradley; Notes by Elizabeth L. Bradley
For the bicentennial of its original publication-the firstfull-length book from the father of the American short story
In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about aseries of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historianDiedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that WashingtonIrving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself.Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New York, wasIrving's own.Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New Yorkis a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600sthat plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. Irving'sgood-humored spoofing had staying power, and his satire providedthe city with its first self-portrait. A History of New York propelledIrving to the heights of literary stardom and even made a little historyof its own: New Yorkers are called Knickerbockers to this day.
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For the bicentennial of its original publication-the first full-length book from the father of the American short story
In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New York, was Irving's own. Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New York is a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600s that plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. Irving's good-humored spoofing had staying power, and his satire provided the city with its first self-portrait. A History of New York propelled Irving to the heights of literary stardom and even made a little history of its own: New Yorkers are called Knickerbockers to this day.
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- Title A History of New York
- Author Washington Irving; Introduction by Elizabeth L. Bradley; Notes by Elizabeth L. Bradley
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2008-12-30
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143105619 / 0143105612
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.1 x 0.73 in (19.71 x 12.95 x 1.85 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) - History - Colonial period,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008041059
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.702
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