In 1664 the British conquered New Netherland and changed the name to New York, yet the influence of the Dutch immigrants continued to be felt long after this conquest. In colonial America, the region that is now the state of New York was first settled by the Dutch and called New Netherland.
Events in History at the Time the Short Story Takes Place Regional conflict Although the story is set shortly after the Revolutionary War, living’s characters draw on traditions of the pre-Revolutionary days of the colonial English and Dutch in his home state of New York. Irving lived abroad from 1815 to 1832 “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was first published while the author lived in England. Successfully integrating both European and American elements into his stories, he gained an international reputation as the first distinctively American writer. He was strongly influenced by the Dutch culture of that area, which maintained a distinctive identity into the early 1800s. Washington Irving was born in New York in 1783. Crane is never seen again.Įvents in History at the Time the Short Story Takes PlaceĮvents in History at the Time the Short Story Was Written On his way home one day, the schoolteacher is accosted by a figure who appears to be the legendary headless horseman of Sleeby Hollow. Icahbod Crane, a greedy Yankee schoolteacher, vies with a local youth for the affections of a rich farmer’s daughter. A short story set in a New York Dutch community after the Revolutionary War, published in 1819-20.
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