07/04/2023. Today is the US Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, a day of celebrations in America. The day commemorates the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. To mark the occasion, I discuss 7 American literature classics (this list is, of course, far from exhaustive), as well as 4 more recent books. 7 American literature classics The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) Set in the 1920s on Long Island, near New York City, The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel. It is widely considered a literary masterpiece, as…