Description:The father of the American letters, Washington Irving, writes about the real Sleepy Hollow of his youth.Henry John Steiner, the village historian of Sleepy Hollow and the editor of this book, brings us two little-known works relating to the history of a fabled American place. "Sleepy Hollow" (1839) is an essay written by Washington Irving forty years after his first visit to Sleepy Hollow in his boyhood days. This beautifully written piece provides us with the "backstory" of Irvings famous, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1819). He describes his enchantment with the place that now enchants the lovers of his story. "Washington at Tarrytown" is a period gem written by local historian and newspaperman, M. D. Raymond. It is full of details relating to George Washington's visits to Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown at the time of the American Revolution.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sleepy Hollow & Washington at Tarrytown. To get started finding Sleepy Hollow & Washington at Tarrytown, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The father of the American letters, Washington Irving, writes about the real Sleepy Hollow of his youth.Henry John Steiner, the village historian of Sleepy Hollow and the editor of this book, brings us two little-known works relating to the history of a fabled American place. "Sleepy Hollow" (1839) is an essay written by Washington Irving forty years after his first visit to Sleepy Hollow in his boyhood days. This beautifully written piece provides us with the "backstory" of Irvings famous, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1819). He describes his enchantment with the place that now enchants the lovers of his story. "Washington at Tarrytown" is a period gem written by local historian and newspaperman, M. D. Raymond. It is full of details relating to George Washington's visits to Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown at the time of the American Revolution.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sleepy Hollow & Washington at Tarrytown. To get started finding Sleepy Hollow & Washington at Tarrytown, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.