Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as Alhambra, Christopher Columbus and the Moors. Irving served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's 1810–1812 Astor Expedition to Oregon. Astoria became a bestseller in 1836 and at the time was required reading in some schools.
English: Steve Philip
Translator Steve was taught to stay at home & study from the young age. Apparently that habit never left him. And studying foreign magazines his father brought from foreign trips got him translating them to English and learning as much languages as he could. He knows a lot of them & translate books in those languages to English.
1. Name: Steve Philip
2. Date of death: n/a (alive)
3. Translation publication date: January 11, 2021
4. Translation publication country: USA
Astoria by Washington Irving in English language translated by Steve Philip (Myers Presslers Publication)
