A history of New York
Irving, Washington020
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In 1809 New Yorkers were buzzing about a series a classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. But who was this Knickerbocker? Pure invention - the creation of Washington Irving to drum up interest in his first solo book, A History of New York.
Main title:
A history of New York / Washington Irving
Author:
Imprint:
Penguin Classics, 2008
Collation:
xxvii, 363 p.: 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780143105619 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.2
Language:
English
BRN:
1864189