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Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809) by: Washington Irving

Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809) by: Washington Irving

Irving, Washington

Paperback

Historical Fiction

ISBN10: 1542831954
ISBN13: 9781542831956
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 30 2017
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.46 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire of contemporary local history and politics entitled A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker in 1809. Prior to its publication, Irving started a promotional hoax (not unlike some modern-day publicity stunts?) by placing fake missing persons advertisements in local newspapers asking for help in locating Diedrich Knickerbocker. As a continuation of the hoax, Irving also published a notice purported to be written by the proprietor of the hotel where Knickbocker was staying, in which he threatened to publish a manuscript left behind by Knickerbocker if the hotel bill was not paid.

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