(1819-1891) Writer, novelist. Herman Melville was one of the great American writers and figures in world literature. Born in Manhattan, New York, at 6 Pearl Street, into an impoverished family, he later lived at 104 East 26th Street (or 103 4th Avenue). The house is gone, but there is a plaque on the 26th Street … Continued
(1742-1807) A Chief, a British Military officer and a Christian missionary whose parents, Mohawks from New York State, were traveling along the Ohio river when Brant was born. He was educated in English missionary schools in Philadelphia. As a young teenager, he worked with British General William Johnson as a translator. He also worked with … Continued
Barbara Adams was born in Manhattan and moved to New Paltz, New York, when she was 9. She earned a B.A. and M.A. at SUNY New Paltz, and the Ph.D. from NYU. She was a professor of English specializing in American poetry and fiction at Pace University in New York City for 18 years. Now … Continued
(1886-1950) Poet, editor. William Rose Benet was born in Fort Hamilton, New York. He graduated from Yale in 1907, held several positions in the publishing field, and in 1920 became associate editor of the Literary Review of the New York Post. Four years later he resigned to become one of the founders of the Saturday … Continued
Marc was born in Rochester, lived in Texas for a short while, graduated from University at Buffalo, and now owns his own business in Norwich, NY