Washington Irving

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In a periodical in 1807, he called New York City "Gotham, Gotham! most enlightened of cities" Washington Irving FJ AMERICAN AUTHORS 2023-03-29 #8838
He was born in NYC on April 3, 1783, toward the end of the Revolutionary War, & named for one of the war's heroes Washington Irving FJ AMERICAN AUTHORS 2011-12-15 #6269
During the War Of 1812, this "Rip Van Winkle" author wrote biographies of Naval commanders Washington Irving $800 DJ AMERICAN AUTHORS 2009-05-08 #5690
He's the author whose work is presented here, with a little help from our friend Wishbone Washington Irving $600 DJ AMERICAN LITERATURE 2000-10-05 #3699
From 1840 to 1846, this "Rip Van Winkle" author served as U.S. minister to Spain Washington Irving $400 DJ AMERICAN AUTHORS 1994-02-11 #2180
Among the pseudonyms this author used were Diedrich Knickerbocker & Geoffrey Crayon Washington Irving $400 DJ AMERICAN LITERATURE 1993-05-05 #2008
He wrote "A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus" & "A History of New York" Washington Irving $800 DJ AMERICAN LITERATURE 1992-11-18 #1888
Named for a U.S. president, this author wrote a 5-volume biography of that president in the 1850s Washington Irving FJ AMERICAN AUTHORS 1991-06-24 #1586
While working at the U.S. embassy in Madrid, this Knickerbocker knocked out a Columbus bio Washington Irving $1,000 DJ AMERICAN LITERATURE 1989-05-29 #1106
Among his pen names were Jonathan Oldstyle, Gentleman & Diedrich Knickerbocker Washington Irving DD $2,000 DJ AMERICAN LITERATURE 1986-10-16 #484
1st American writer to achieve internat'l fame, he spent nearly 20 years writing, not sleeping, in Europe Washington Irving $200 DJ AMERICAN LITERATURE 1986-05-02 #430
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