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363 pages • first pub 1809 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143105619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 30 December 2008
Description
In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbock...
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363 pages • first pub 1809 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143105619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 30 December 2008
Description
In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbock...