Knickerbocker's History of New York: Complete

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The Floating Press, 2014 M02 1 - 391 pages
Today, author Washington Irving is best remembered for the iconic tales "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." However, Irving also produced a number of well-regarded works of history and biography. This brilliant volume combines fact and fiction, offering a satirical -- and often imagined -- history of New York from the perspective of make-believe Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker.
 

Selected pages

Contents

Introduction
7
The Authors Apology
11
Notices
15
Account of the Author
19
To the Public
29
BOOK I
35
Chapter I
36
Chapter II
42
Chapter VIII
218
Chapter IX
222
Chapter X
226
Chapter XI
230
Chapter XII
234
BOOK V
239
Chapter I
240
Chapter II
246

Chapter III
50
Chapter IV
56
Chapter V
62
BOOK II
76
Chapter I
77
Chapter II
86
Chapter III
92
Chapter IV
99
Chapter V
109
Chapter VI
114
Chapter VII
116
Chapter VIII
119
Chapter IX
124
BOOK III
130
Chapter I
131
Chapter II
139
Chapter III
148
Chapter IV
155
Chapter V
161
Chapter VI
164
Chapter VII
169
Chapter VIII
174
Chapter IX
179
BOOK IV
185
Chapter I
186
Chapter II
191
Chapter III
195
Chapter IV
199
Chapter V
203
VOLUME II
207
Introduction
208
BOOK IV CONTINUED
210
Chapter VI
211
Chapter VII
215
Chapter III
251
Chapter IV
257
Chapter V
263
Chapter VI
268
Chapter VII
271
Chapter VIII
276
Chapter IX
281
BOOK VI
289
Chapter I
290
Chapter II
295
Chapter III
301
Chapter IV
308
Chapter V
315
Chapter VI
321
Chapter VII
330
Chapter VIII
336
Chapter IX
346
BOOK VII
354
Chapter I
355
Chapter II
361
Chapter III
365
Chapter IV
369
Chapter V
376
Chapter VI
379
Chapter VII
384
Chapter VIII
388
Chapter IX
392
Chapter X
399
Chapter XI
404
Chapter XII
412
Chapter XIII
418
Endnotes
424
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Knickerbocker's History of New York: (books III-VII)
Washington Irving
Full view - 1909
Diedrich Knickerbocker's History of New-York
Washington Irving
Snippet view - 1940
Knickerbocker's History of New York: Knickerbocker Miscellanies
Washington Irving
No preview available - 2015
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About the author (2014)

Washington Irving, one of the first Americans to achieve international recognition as an author, was born in New York City in 1783. His A History of New York, published in 1809 under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, was a satirical history of New York that spanned the years from 1609 to 1664. Under another pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, he wrote The Sketch-book, which included essays about English folk customs, essays about the American Indian, and the two American stories for which he is most renowned--"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." Irving served as a member of the U.S. legation in Spain from 1826 to 1829 and as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Following his return to the U.S. in 1846, he began work on a five-volume biography of Washington that was published from 1855-1859. Washington Irving died in 1859 in New York.

Bibliographic information

TitleKnickerbocker's History of New York: Complete
AuthorWashington Irving
Editionreprint
PublisherThe Floating Press, 2014
ISBN1776532015, 9781776532018
Length391 pages
  
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