Creating Digital Histories: The History of Places in North America
This research guide is for the students in the "Creating Digital Histories: The History of Places in North America" (HIST 506:401:03). Professor Tatiana Seijas.
Books
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Legend has it that the town of Sleepy Hollow is haunted by the ghost of the terrifying Headless Horseman. Ichabod Crane, the town's superstitious new school teacher, is about to find out if the legend is true. Ichabod has his heart set on marrying the beautiful heiress Katrina Van Tassel and acquiring her father's extravagant wealth. But local boy Brom Bones is also competing for her hand in marriage. He is willing to do just about anything to win her, including prey on Crane's overactive imagination. This is an unabridged version of one of American writer Washington Irving's most famous short stories, which gave rise to the American Gothic genre of writing. It was first published in 1820.
Call Number: RUonlineISBN: 1467797847Publication Date: 2015
Irving, Washington. 1889. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and The Spectre Bridegroom. Pennsylvania: J.B. Lippincott & co., 1889. [online]
Irving, Washington. 1849. Illustrations of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. New York: American Art-Union. Call #: Library Annex NC1075.D26
Perry, William Graves. 1953. The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow in North Tarrytown, New York; a Record of the Early Gravestones and Their Inscriptions. Massachusetts. [Online] and Alexander F129.N82P4
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What inspired the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"Washington Irving's 1820 tale of a headless horseman who terrorizes the real-life village of Sleepy Hollow is considered one of America's first ghost stories.
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Historic Hudson Valley - Library and collectionsThe collection includes maps, pamphlet file and much more. The material is not digitized, but a copy is requestable.