Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories

The story "Rip Van Winkle," by Washington Irving, takes place after the Civil War.

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It takes place before the war and then when he wakes up it is 20 years after.

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Rip van winkle

The story starts before the Revolutionary War, during America's colonial period. And then he takes his infamous nap for 20 years, until America went through its War.

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The Story.