Knickerbocker The Myth Behind New York None Bradley Elizabeth L by Bradley, Elizabeth L., 1973-, None instant download after payment.

1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages, [16] pages of plates) :, 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.\", Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-178) and index, The picture of Knickerbocker -- Inheriting Knickerbocker -- Fashioning a Knickerbocracy -- Knickerbocker in a new century, Print version record, Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002, digitized 2010