This is a reissue of the two-volume satire subtitled A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty.
It then examines the first settlements of the Dutch and the ensuing reig.
The first volume relates the creation and population of the world, including the discovery of what would become New York.
Published to popular acclaim in 1809, this work, considered the first important contribution to American comic literature, was Washington Irving 1/2s first book.
This is a reissue of the two-volume satire subtitled A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty