Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland

The Fireside Poet of Maine

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Biography & Memoir, Literary, History, Americas, United States
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Author: John William Babin, Allan M. Levinsky ISBN: 9781625850256
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Publication: October 12, 2015
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: John William Babin, Allan M. Levinsky
ISBN: 9781625850256
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication: October 12, 2015
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

A look at the beloved American poet’s home and family, and a glimpse at the early years of Portland, Maine.
 
When a former Revolutionary War general named Peleg Wadsworth finished building a two-story brick house on Congress Street in 1786, the “province of Maine” was still considered part of Massachusetts, and he could see the Fore River from his front door. The city would grow up around the structure, as the Wadsworth-Longfellow family flourished and made history within its walls—and in the fabric of young America’s culture and government.
 
Peleg’s daughter, Zilpah, 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 also watched his father help craft the Maine Constitution, and experienced revolutionary ideals of his home city.
 
This book takes you inside the historic Longfellow House—and lets you explore the city that shaped a renowned American poet.
 
Includes photos and illustrations

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A look at the beloved American poet’s home and family, and a glimpse at the early years of Portland, Maine.
 
When a former Revolutionary War general named Peleg Wadsworth finished building a two-story brick house on Congress Street in 1786, the “province of Maine” was still considered part of Massachusetts, and he could see the Fore River from his front door. The city would grow up around the structure, as the Wadsworth-Longfellow family flourished and made history within its walls—and in the fabric of young America’s culture and government.
 
Peleg’s daughter, Zilpah, 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 also watched his father help craft the Maine Constitution, and experienced revolutionary ideals of his home city.
 
This book takes you inside the historic Longfellow House—and lets you explore the city that shaped a renowned American poet.
 
Includes photos and illustrations

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