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  2. Diedrich Knickerbocker - Wikipedia

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    The fictional "Diedrich Knickerbocker" from the frontispiece of A History of New-York, a wash drawing by Felix O. C. Darley. Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving's first novel, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker (1809).

  3. A History of New York - Wikipedia

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    Originally published under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, later editions that acknowledged Irving's authorship were printed as Knickerbocker's History of New York. The book is significant as early media describing what became modern Christmas traditions in the United States.

  4. File:Knickerbocker, from Daily Attractions in New York.jpg

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    Character probably representing Diedrich Knickerbocker, from a guide to New York attractions. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Diedrich Knickerbocker. inception.

  5. Washington Irving - Wikipedia

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    The name Diedrich Knickerbocker became a nickname for Manhattan residents in general and was adopted by the New York Knickerbockers basketball team. [ 24 ] After the success of A History of New York , Irving searched for a job and eventually became an editor of Analectic Magazine , where he wrote biographies of naval heroes such as James ...

  6. Knickerbocker (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Knickerbocker, also spelled Knikkerbakker, Knikkerbacker, and Knickerbacker, is a surname that dates back to the early settlers of New Netherland that was popularized by Washington Irving in 1809 when he published his satirical A History of New York under the pseudonym "Diedrich Knickerbocker".

  7. Knickerbocker Group - Wikipedia

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    The Knickerbocker magazine was a subsidiary of the group founded in 1833 by Charles Fenno Hoffman and was contributed to by many Knickerbocker group members across the early to mid 19th century. The magazine was considered by Perry Miller to be “the most influential literary organ in America” by 1840 under its editor Lewis Gaylord Clark. [ 10 ]

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    A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...

  9. Knickerbocker - Wikipedia

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    The Knickerbocker or New-York Monthly Magazine (1833–1865), a literary magazine founded by Charles Fenno Hoffman; The Knickerbocker Gang, a series of children's books by Austrian writer Thomas Brezina, and a TV series based on the books

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