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Who was the first American writer to be acknowledged outside the US?
Washington Irving was the the first American writer to gain international recognition as a literary figure who was born in New York City in 1783 . James Fenimore Cooper was the first American novelist who was born in 1789.
Was Franklin Pierce gay?
believe he was bisexual as he is the great grandfather of barbera bush he was with a woman at least once Washington irving was supposed to have a long term relationship with him
What did Irving contribute to Literature?
Washington Irving was one of the first writers to document early American life in both essays and fiction. He is called the Father of the American Short Story and is best known for creating legendary characters like Rip van Winkle and Ichabod Crane.
Who settled in the Catskill Mountains?
Dutch settlers came to the area that is now south central New York in the 17th Century, and gave the name "Kaatskil" to the mountains there. This was the spelling originally used in Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle" (1819).
What year did Booker T Washington die?
Booker T. Washington was born April 5, 1856 in Hale's Ford, Virginia. He died November 14, 1915, at age 59 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
