Knickerbocker : the myth behind New York
Elizabeth L. Bradley (Author)
How Diedrich Knickerbocker, a fictional man of stature, flamboyance and Dutch lineage, shaped the city's identity. The narrator of Washington Irving's A History of New York, Knickerbocker has charmed readers since 1809 with his half-fantastical urban history. The author maintains that the proud Dutchman inspired New Yorkers to assert their own idiosyncratic relationship to the city, and to its history. Knickerbocker was appropriated: for political gain during FDR's presidency, commercial reward for countless businesses and sports promotion for teams like the New York Knicks
Print Book, English, 2018
First paperback edition
Rutgers University Press, New Jersey, 2018