<span>"His historical researches, however, did not lie so much among books as among men; for the former are lamentably scanty on his favorite topics; whereas he found the old burghers, and still more their wives, rich in that legendary lore, so invaluable to true history. Whenever, therefore, he happened upon a genuine Dutch family, snugly shut up in its low-roofed farmhouse, under a spreading sycamore, he looked upon it as a little clasped volume of black-letter,' and studied it with the zeal of a book-worm.""Rip Van Winkle," 1994 edition, 1-2
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Answer:
D
Explanation:
The answer is D because it clearly states all of the important details from paragraph two. I hope this helps<3
Horatio Alger promoted the idea that a person could be successful with hard work and honesty. Hope this helped, have a great day! :D
Havoc -Mayhem
Misread-Miscontrue
Mystery -obsolete
Outdated- enigma