Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 191 p., [16] p. of plates)
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ill
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0813545161
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9780813545165
Content:
Deep within New York's compelling, sprawling history lives an odd, ornery Manhattan native named Diedrich Knickerbocker. The name may be familiar today: his story gave rise to generations of popular tributes-from a beer brand to a basketball team and more-but Knickerbocker himself has been forgotten. In fact, he was New York's first truly homegrown chronicler, and as a descendant of the Dutch settlers, he singlehandedly tried to reclaim the city for the Dutch. Almost singlehandedly, that is. Diedrich Knickerbocker was created in 1809 by a young Washington Irving, who used the character to
Content:
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."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-178) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Picture of Knickerbocker; Chapter 2: Inheriting Knickerbocker; Chapter 3: Fashioning a Knickerbocracy; Chapter 4: Knickerbocker in a New Century; Conclusion; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813545165
Additional Edition:
Print version Knickerbocker : The Myth behind New York
Language:
English
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