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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland

By Babin, John William

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland Art & Literature

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland

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When Peleg Wadsworth built his family home on Congress Street in 1786, he could see the Fore River from his front door. The city grew up around the structure as the Wadsworth-Longfellow family flourished and made history within its walls and the fabric of young America's culture and government. Peleg's daughter, Zilpah Wadsworth, married Stephen Longfellow IV on the first floor, and they raised their eight children in the home with love and high standards. Their second-eldest son, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote his first childhood poem there before going on to pen great classics including "Paul Revere's Ride" and Evangeline. Young Henry watched his father help craft the Maine Constitution and experienced revolutionary ideals of his home city. Step inside the historic Longfellow House and explore the city that shaped a beloved American poet.
Product details
Number of Pages:
146
Release Date:
2015-10-12
Publication Date:
2015-10-12
Publisher:
History Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
154021026X
ISBN13:
9781540210265
Weight:
367 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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