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Episode 92 - Santa Claus Establishes New York

• 00:01 Introduction
• 00:36 More about Washington Irving
• 02:43 The Pompous Senator and Santa
• 05:39 The Stage Coach
• 07:11 Anticipating Bantam
• 12:06 Shouts of joy!
• 16:00 Meeting Bracebridge
• 17:54 Future episodes
• 22:39 Sources

• What were Washington Irving’s best known works?
• How did Irving “invent” Santa Claus?
• Where did the Knicks get their name?
• What is The Stage Coach about?
• Who is Bantam?
• Who is Bracebridge?
• Who wrote about Christmas first - Dickens or Irving?

Sources for this episode include “The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon” by Washington Irving, Complete Fictional Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving, Washington Irving: The Definitive Biography of America’s First Bestselling Author by Brian Jay Jones, The Literary Adventures of Washington Irving by Cheryl Harness, Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving by Andrew Burstein, Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography by Arthur Hobson Quinn, The Poe Log: A Documentary Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Dwight Thomas and David K. Jackson, and The Reason for the Darkness of the Night. by John Tresch.

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