Knickerbocker : the myth behind New York / Elizabeth L. Bradley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Elizabeth L., 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. History of New York.

Irving, Washington.

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859--Characters--Diedrich Knickerbocker.

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859--Influence.

Group identity--New York (State)--New York.

Group identity.

City and town life--New York (State)--New York.

City and town life.

Dutch--New York (State)--New York--History.

Dutch.

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--In literature.

New York (N.Y.)--History--Chronology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.""

Contents:

The picture of Knickerbocker

Inheriting Knickerbocker

Fashioning a Knickerbocracy

Knickerbocker in a new century.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-178) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-24203-2

9786613813152

0-8135-4862-4

OCLC:

804665267