Knickerbocker's History of New York: Complete (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781720392170)

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. A History of New York propelled Irving to the heights of literary stardom.

Author: Washington Irving
ISBN-10: 172039217X
ISBN-13: 9781720392170
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2018
Pages: 436
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d