Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author of the early nineteenth century. Best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle, he was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian. He spoke fluent Spanish, which served him well in his writings on that country, and he could read several other languages, including German and Dutch. His first book was A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker. He travelled on the Western frontier in the 1830s and recorded his glimpses of Western tribes in A Tour on the Prairies. He spoke against the mishandling of relations with the Native American tribes by Europeans and Americans. He popularized the nickname "Gotham" for New York City, and is credited with inventing the expression "the Almighty dollar".
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dodo Press
ISBN-10
1406534307
ISBN-13
9781406534306
eBay Product ID (ePID)
121892462
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bracebridge Hall
Author
Washington Irving
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
General, Literary
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Illustrated by
Caldecott, RANDOLPH
Dewey Decimal
818.207
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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