Knickerbocker's history of New York, vol. 1 (of 2) by Washington Irving
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A History of New York, subtitled From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, is an 1809 literary parody on the early history of New York City by Washington Irving. Originally published under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, later editions that acknowledged Irving's authorship were printed as Knickerbocker's History of New York. The book is significant as early media describing what became modern Christmas traditions in the United
States. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933 |
| Title | Knickerbocker's history of New York, vol. 1 (of 2) |
| Original Publication | New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893, pubdate 1894. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_History_of_New_York |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Summary |
A History of New York, subtitled From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, is an 1809 literary parody on the early history of New York City by Washington Irving. Originally published under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, later editions that acknowledged Irving's authorship were printed as Knickerbocker's History of New York. The book is significant as early media describing what became modern Christmas traditions in the United States. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F106: United States local history: Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States |
| Subject | New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77921 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-77921-8 |
| Release Date | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 296 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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