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Author Talk: “The Dutch World of Washington Irving”

March 22 @ 3:00 pm

book cover showing painting of ships in the harbor of the new world, with the title "The Dutch World of Washington Irving" above it.

Are you a history buff?

Come hear author Elisabeth Paling Funk discuss her book The Dutch World of Washington Irving: Knickerbocker’s History of New York and the Hudson Valley Folktales.

Elisabeth will (re)introduce Irving’s Knickerbocker works, with a focus on Irving’s descriptions of Hudson Valley courting customs in The History of New York and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
The talk will be followed by Q and A and a book signing. Books are available for purchase at the Katonah Reading Room.
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  • Date: March 22
  • Time:
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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