{"product_id":"sleepy-hollow-as-american-myth-irvings-story-retold-adapted-and-cemented-in-popular-culture-9781476697574","title":"Sleepy Hollow as American Myth: Irving's Story Retold, Adapted and Cemented in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e Set near Tarrytown, New York, Washington Irving's short story \"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\" has become mythic in American culture. Its repeated reconceptions range from written works such as Christopher Golden and Ford Lytle Gilmore's \u003ci\u003eHorseman\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and Austin Dragon's two \u003ci\u003eHunt for the Foul Murderer of Ichabod Crane\u003c\/i\u003e books (2015) to film and TV adaptations such as Etienne Arnaud's \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (1912), Edward D. Venturini's \u003ci\u003eThe Headless Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), Disney's \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), Tim Burton's \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and Fox Television's \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (2013-17) that combined Sleepy Hollow's Ichabod Crane with Irving's other creation, Rip Van Winkle. This book explores the tale's host of afterlives, tracing its path from a gothic, comic story of Crane's encounter with the ominous Headless Horseman to Halloween and horror icon and cultural landmark for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve A. Wiggins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476697574","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383867207817,"sku":"9781476697574","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_cc8260d7-4bd9-44be-85d8-72a51be7e316.jpg?v=1752014027","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sleepy-hollow-as-american-myth-irvings-story-retold-adapted-and-cemented-in-popular-culture-9781476697574","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}