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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 8 MIN

Knickerbocker's History of New York Vol. 1 Book IV Chapter II

from The Washington Irving Library · host Washington Irving

In which a newly appointed governor of New Amsterdam delivers a grandiloquent speech marked by nasal trumpetry and learned digressions before unveiling a formidable proclamation intended to repel Yankee encroachments. Retiring to his countryside abode, he reveals a domestic regime bent under the gentle yet absolute rule of his wife, illustrating the curious phenomenon of petticoat government.

In which a newly appointed governor of New Amsterdam delivers a grandiloquent speech marked by nasal trumpetry and learned digressions before unveiling a formidable proclamation intended to repel Yankee encroachments. Retiring to his countryside abode, he reveals a domestic regime bent under the gentle yet absolute rule of his wife, illustrating the curious phenomenon of petticoat government.

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