THEN: In 1847, the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published "Evangeline," a relentlessly sad but fictitious tale of Evangeline Bellefontaine's search for her fiance, Gabriel Lajeunesse, from whom ...

In 1847, American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published his epic poem, "Evangeline," about an Acadian couple separated by the expulsion. It soared in popularity, Perrin said, igniting an ...

When I was growing up, there were four junior high schools in my hometown: Hawthorne, Whittier, Irving and Longfellow. They were all built in the 1920s and named in honor of what were then America ...

Object Details Artist Alphonse Legros, 8 May 1837 - 8 Dec 1911 Sitter Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 27 Feb 1807 - 24 Mar 1882 Exhibition Label Born Portland, Maine In the nineteenth century, when poetry ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poems such as “The Song of Hiawatha” and “Paul Revere’s Ride” have inspired many Americans. He is credited with raising the profile of American poetry in ...

A bust of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is displayed in Evangeline Oak Park Thursday, April 19, 2018, in St. Martinville, La.