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The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution
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Tina Haigler
Nov 22, 2024 rated it liked it
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"New York City was the most important spot on the map in 1776."

This was a relatively dry read. The author name-dropped incessantly and I read more about the individual people (that I will never remember) than I did the actual event. There were also more quotes from people who wrote about the Great Fire back then than there are words by the actual author, making it feel like the people of the past wrote it for him; it really should be their names on the book. It's honestly a good thing that I lis
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