http://thehistoryhacker.com/2013/01/22/political-debate-fruit-fight/?replytocom=285 Several years ago, when I took it in mind to write a book, I reasoned with myself thus: “Young writers go astray by trying to write ‘the Great American Novel.’ Don’t try. Write the best book you can about the county where you live.” That county happened to be Richmond County, or Staten Island, and […]