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 ...

The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow never visited the shores of Acadia, Nova Scotia, which he immortalized in his “Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie.” The 1847 epic poem follows the ...

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 ...

American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow breathed his last on March 24, 1882. Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline are among his most famous works.

Philip Frey, Ranger with Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, explained, “The big mover and shaker was in 1840, Pierre’s son, Charles, inherited this house. He doubled the size of the house.

‘Our Native Writers’: An Excerpt from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1825 Commencement Address from Bowdoin College on Vimeo. American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow inspired generations ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Library of America, $35 (825pp) ISBN 978-1-883011-85-7 ...

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

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 ...