Herman Melville’s Lansingburgh years, before Moby-Dick
Melville lived in Lansingburgh, now part of Troy, from 1838. He wrote his first book, Typee, in the family house there.
Herman Melville
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Melville lived in Lansingburgh, now part of Troy, from 1838. He wrote his first book, Typee, in the family house there.