Knickerbocker [[electronic resource] ] : the myth behind New York / / Elizabeth L. Bradley

• Autore: Bradley Elizabeth L. <1973->
• Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rivergate Books, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 974.7/103
• Soggetto topico: Group identity - New York (State) - New York; City and town life - New York (State) - New York; Dutch - New York (State) - New York - History
• Soggetto geografico: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs; New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs; New York (N.Y.) In literature; New York (N.Y.) History Chronology
• Soggetto non controllato: myth, new york, dutch, dutchman, knickerbocker
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-178) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The picture of Knickerbocker -- Inheriting Knickerbocker -- Fashioning a Knickerbocracy -- Knickerbocker in a new century.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. 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.""
• Titolo autorizzato: Knickerbocker
• ISBN: 1-282-24203-2; 9786613813152; 0-8135-4862-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780832403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II