Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
172
Language
English
Published
Nov 30, 2015
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10
151960548X
ISBN-13
9781519605481
Description
Washington Irving (1783 – 1859) was an American author, best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
Genres
History