About the Author

Best known for such classic tales as "Rip Van Wrinkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,"Washington Irving, (1783-1859) was America's first internationally recognized man of letters.

James P. Ronda, volume editor, is retired H.G. Barnard Professor in Western History at the University of Tulsa and the author ofJefferson's West- A Journey with Lewis and Clark and Astoria and Empire.

Reviews

“[T]hese colorful works reveal a side of the author—that of a travel writer—all too often ignored.” — Dallas Morning News