Washington Irving 
Knickerbocker’s History of New York 
From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (Classic Unabridged Edition): From the Prolific American … Columbus and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Published to popular acclaim in 1809, this satire, considered the first important contribution to American comic literature, was Washington Irving’s first book. It begins by relating the creation and population of the world, including the discovery of what would become New York. It ends by recording the eventual fall of the Dutch dynasty.