Melvilliana: Declaration of Independence makes a difference

Melvilliana: Declaration of Independence makes a difference: It rained on the Fourth of July in 1836, but the patriotic citizens of Albany, New York "celebrated with an ardor which nothing could d...

Melvilliana: Fourth of July Romance

Melvilliana: Fourth of July Romance: From the New York Atlas , July 2, 1854; found at GenealogyBank : A NEW ROMANCE BY TYPEE MELVILLE.-- The July number of Putnam's M...