The Great New York Fire of 1776 (Review and Excerpts)
Representation du Feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck by Franz Xaver Habermann and Amos F. Eno (1776). Image Source: NYPL Digital Collections. The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution. Review Attempting to solve a mysterious 250-year-old crime is certainly a daunting task. Benjamin L. Carp attempts precisely this in … Read more
