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Historian James Truslow Adams often receives credit for first popularizing the idea of the American dream.
Washington Irving was a short story writer, famous for works like Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.. These works were both a part of The Sketch Book, a collection of short stories. Washington Irving has been called the father of the American short story because of his unique contributions to the form.