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The Original Knickerbocker
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Author : Andrew Burstein
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2008-02-26
The Original Knickerbocker written by Andrew Burstein and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-26 with History categories.
Washington Irving-author, ambassador, and Manhattanite-has largely slipped from America's memory, and yet, his creations are well known. Acclaimed historian Andrew Burstein returns Irving to the context of his native nineteenth century where he was an international celebrity-both a comic genius and the first American to earn his living as an author. Irving traveled through Europe and America, excavating tales and writing popular social satire, beloved children's stories, gothic drama, and picturesque history. He gave his young nation such enduring tales as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. His 1809 burlesque, A History of New York, popularized the figure of jolly old St. Nicholas, and gave birth to the modern American Christmas. Irving was the original "Knickerbocker"; he also coined "Gotham" as the name for New York. By showing Irving as a leading architect of the American personality Burstein has managed to reinvigorate the legacy of one our nation's most outsized literary talents as well as to help us better understand the country we live in.
The Headless Horseman
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Author : Natalie Standiford
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 1992
The Headless Horseman written by Natalie Standiford and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Ghost stories categories.
Illus. in full color. When the vain, pompous Ichabod Crane tries to steal away Brom Bones's true love, Bones maneuvers a meeting between his rival and the legendary Headless Horseman. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Knickerbocker Holiday
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Author : Maxwell Anderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-04-01
Knickerbocker Holiday written by Maxwell Anderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with categories.
Knickerbocker
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Author : Elizabeth L. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2009
Knickerbocker written by Elizabeth L. Bradley and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
How Diedrich Knickerbocker, a fictional man of stature, flamboyance and Dutch lineage, shaped the city's identity. The narrator of Washington Irving's A History of New York, Knickerbocker has charmed readers since 1809 with his half-fantastical urban history. The author maintains that the proud Dutchman inspired New Yorkers to assert their own idiosyncratic relationship to the city, and to its history. Knickerbocker was appropriated: for political gain during FDR's presidency, commercial reward for countless businesses and sports promotion for teams like the New York Knicks.
Jefferson S Secrets
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Author : Andrew Burstein
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2006-03-21
Jefferson S Secrets written by Andrew Burstein and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-21 with History categories.
Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, leaving behind a series of mysteries that captured the imaginations of historical investigators-an interest rekindled by the recent revelation that he fathered a child by Sally Hemmings, a woman he legally owned-yet there is still surprisingly little known about him as a man. In Jefferson's Secrets Andrew Burstein focuses on Jefferson's last days to create an emotionally powerful portrait of the uncensored private citizen who was also a giant of a man. Drawing on sources previous biographers have glossed over or missed entirely, Burstein uncovers, first and foremost, how Jefferson confronted his own mortality; and in doing so, he reveals how he viewed his sexual choices. Delving into Jefferson's soul, Burstein lays bare the president's thoughts about his own legacy, his predictions for American democracy, and his feelings regarding women and religion. The result is a moving and surprising work of history that sets a new standard, post-DNA, for the next generation's reassessment of the most evocative and provocative of this country's founders.
The Knickerbocker
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
The Knickerbocker written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with Literature categories.
The Fiction Of History
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Author : Alexander Lyon Macfie
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-13
The Fiction Of History written by Alexander Lyon Macfie and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-13 with Fiction categories.
The Fiction of History sets out a number of themes in the relationship between history and fiction, emphasising the tensions and dilemmas created in this relationship and examining how various writers have dealt with these. In the first part, two chapters discuss the philosophy behind the connection between fiction and history, whether history is fiction, and the distinction between the past and history. Part two goes on to discuss the relationship between history and literature using case studies such as Virginia Woolf and Charles Dickens. Part three looks at television and film (as well as other media) through case studies such as the film Welcome to Sarajevo and Soviet and Australian films. Part four considers a particular theme that has prominence in both history and literature, postcolonial studies, focusing on the issues of fictions of nationhood and civilization and the historical novel in postcolonial contexts. Finally, the fifth section comprises two interviews with novelists Penelope Lively and Adam Thorpe and discusses the ways in which their works explore the nature of history itself.
Knickerbocker
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Author : Elizabeth L. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2009-05-27
Knickerbocker written by Elizabeth L. Bradley and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-27 with History categories.
Deep within New York's compelling, sprawling history lives an odd, ornery Manhattan native named Diedrich Knickerbocker. The name may be familiar today: his story gave rise to generations of popular tributes—from a beer brand to a basketball team and more—but Knickerbocker himself has been forgotten. In fact, he was New York's first truly homegrown chronicler, and as a descendant of the Dutch settlers, he singlehandedly tried to reclaim the city for the Dutch. Almost singlehandedly, that is. Diedrich Knickerbocker was created in 1809 by a young Washington Irving, who used the character to narrate his classic satire, A History of New York. According to Irving's partisan narrator, everything good and distinctive, proud and powerful, about New York City—from the doughnuts to the twisting streets of lower Manhattan—could be traced back to New Amsterdam. Terrific general interest, cultural history of a city with a rich and lively literary past. First-ever book on the eponymous myth that has informed New York City culture since the early 1800s. Coincides with the two-hundredth anniversary of Washington Irving's publication of A History of New York. Perfect gift book or addition to library collection of New York Cityùthemed books. Includes a gallery of images that brings Diedrich Knickerbocker, his myth, time, and place to life Knickerbocker engagingly traces the creation, evolution, and prevalence of Irving's imaginary historian in New York literature and history, art and advertising, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Who would imagine this satiric character, at once a snob and a champion of the people, would endure for two hundred years? In Elizabeth L. Bradley's words, "Whether you call it 'blood,' style, attitude, or moxie, the little Dutchman could deliver." And, from this engaging work, it is clear that he does. Bradley's stunning volume offers a surprising and delightful glimpse behind the scenes of New York history, and invites readers into the world of Knickerbocker, the antihero who surprised everyone by becoming the standard-bearer for the city's exceptional sense of self, or what we now call a New York "attitude."
Washington Irving
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Author : Brian Jay Jones
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2011-10-11
Washington Irving written by Brian Jay Jones and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Brian Jay Jones crafts a deft biography of the author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip van Winkle”: quintessential New Yorker, presidential confidant, diplomat, lawyer, and fascinating charmer. The first American writer to make his pen his primary means of support, Washington Irving rocketed to fame at the age of twenty-six. In 1809 he published A History of New York under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, to great acclaim. The public’s appetite for all things Irving was insatiable; his name alone guaranteed sales. At the time, he was one of the most famous men in the world, a friend of Dickens, Hawthorne, and Longfellow, as well as Astor, van Buren, and Madison. But his sparkling public persona was only one side of this gentleman author. In brilliant, meticulous strokes, Brian Jay Jones renders Washington Irving in all his flawed splendor—someone who fretted about money and employment, suffered from writer’s block, and doggedly cultivated his reputation. Jones offers a very human portrait of the often contrasting public and private lives of this true American original.
The Knickerbocker
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Author : Charles Fenno Hoffman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
The Knickerbocker written by Charles Fenno Hoffman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with American periodicals categories.