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Diedrich Knickerbocker never existed, but his book made him a celebrity in colonial New York. |
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Illustration: "Diedrich Knickerbocker," drawing by Felix O.C. Darley, published as frontispiece for Washington Irving's A HISTORY OF NEW-YORK, New York: G.P. Putnam, 1849, courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley, Tarrytown, New York. Father Knickerbocker Home | For Teachers, Parents & Kids | Episode Menu | Episode 1 | Topic 5 PBS Online | Thirteen Online | American Experience |
