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A history of New York

Washington Irving

  • 352 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1800
  • 472 editions
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1 About this book

A history of New York : from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty ; containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong ; the three Dutch governors of New Amsterdam ; being the only authentic history of the times that ever hath been or ever will be published.

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  • Historical fiction
  • Classics
  • Biography
  • New york, history
  • American wit and humor
  • United states, history
  • Social science
  • City and town life

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3 About Washington Irving

1783–1859

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

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