Washington wrote many pieces that include Sleepy Hollow, a tale of romance and horror, and Rip Van Winkle, a story about a man and how he changes over time. ... Perhaps Crevecoeur felt that America took all of the best from each country as many of its inhabitants were from all over Europe as he says on page 301; "They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans and Swedes. ... (p450) These are the examples of driving points for society to pick up on as they read this tale because later on in the book Rip falls asleep for 20 years, wakes up missing the revolution and se...

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