“Six miles of roast pig! and that is in New York city alone: and roast pig in every other city, town, hamlet and village in the union. What association can there be between roast pig and independence?”
Capt. Frederick Marryat (English novelist)
Reporting on the 4th of July celebration during a visit to America in the 1830′s
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Shawn
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