HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW IN PORTLAND - THE FIRESIDE POET OF MAINE by Babin, John William and Levinsky, Allan M. (signed by both) (foreword by Herb Adams) - 2015

Charleston, South Carolina: History Press Library Editions, 2015. BC1 - A paperback book SIGNED by John W Babin on the title page in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Herb Adams. Discover the Portland that Longellow knew. 9"x6", 142 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 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… Read More