| A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty Contributor(s): Irving, Washington (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766185141 ISBN-13: 9780766185142 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: 1809. Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story. Irving wrote this satire under the pseudonym of Diedrich Knickerbocker. It has been called the first great book of comic literature written by an American. Purporting to be a scholarly account of the Dutch occupation of the New World, the book is a burlesque of history books as well as a satire of politics in his own time. See other Irving titles available from Kessinger Publishing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 7.6" W x 9.22" (1.22 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
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