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Autore |
Burstein Andrew |
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Titolo |
The original Knickerbocker [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Washington Irving / / Andrew Burstein |
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New York, : Basic Books, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, American - 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Praise for The Original Knickerbocker; Contents; MANHATTANITE; CHAPTER 1} New York's Lost Past 1783-1803; CHAPTER 2} Early Travels 1803-1806; CHAPTER 3} Whim-Whams and a Treason Trial 1806-1807; CHAPTER 4} Meet Diedrich Knickerbocker 1808-1809; CHAPTER 5} Irving Goes to War, Sort Of 1810-1815; YEARS ABROAD; CHAPTER 6} Rip Van Winkle Awakes 1815-1819; CHAPTER 7} The Sketch Book Wins Friends 1819-1820; CHAPTER 8} Romantic Europe 1820-1824; CHAPTER 9} Columbus's Biographer 1824-1828; CHAPTER 10} The Alhambra's Writer in Residence 1828-1832; REPATRIATION; CHAPTER 11} Knickerbocker New York 1832 |
CHAPTER 12} A Tour on the Prairies 1832-1834CHAPTER 13} Sunnyside 1835-1845; CHAPTER 14} In the Shadow of George Washington 1846-1859; CHAPTER 15} The Future of Rip Van Winkle; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Two hundred years after Washington Irving became a household name in America, it is time to rediscover him |
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