Knickerbocker's History of New York is a satire on self-important local history and contemporary politics. Prior to its publication, Irving started a hoax akin to today's viral marketing campaigns; he placed a series of missing person adverts in New York newspapers seeking information on Diedrich Knickerbocker, a crusty Dutch historian who had allegedly gone missing from his hotel in New York City. As part of the ruse, Irving placed a notice-allegedly from the hotel's proprietor-informing readers that if Mr. Knickerbocker failed to return to the hotel to pay his bill, he would publish a manuscript Knickerbocker had left behind.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	September 25, 2016
ISBN13	9781539082293
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	404
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 21 mm · 539 g
Language	English

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