David had managed to get the Knickerbocker glory into his prayers!
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Hoffman founded at New York the Knickerbocker (1833-1860), which soon passed under the control of Timothy Flint and became extremely successful, most of the leading native writers of the next twenty years having been contributors.
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Guests roomed at the nearby Knickerbocker Hotel just off Chicago's equally as famous, Lake Shore Drive.