num_pages: 316
description: 1809. Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story. Irving wrote this satire under the pseudonym of Diedrich Knickerbocker. It has been called the first great book of comic literature written by an American. Purporting to be a scholarly account of the Dutch occupation of the New World, the book is a burlesque of history books as well as a satire of politics in his own time. See other Irving titles available from Kessinger Publishing.
language: English
title: A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
titlecomplete: A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
genres: American, Reference, United States, Nonfiction, Humor, Literature, Classics, 19th Century, New York, History
ratings_count: 431
places: New York City, New York
publisher: Kessinger Publishing