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...an examination of artist, author, historian, explorer, cartographer, husband, father, friend, and family man: Alexander Longfellow, Senior  — through his amusing letters, sketches and narrations as he skirmishes with rough fellows in the wilderness at the Maine-Canadian border, sails through hazardous straits, meanders through the ruins of the Civil War south, dances with the ladies and shakes the hands of presidents in Washington, D.C. ...

His sketches of colorful characters, horrendous mishaps, foreign peoples and customs, the flight of freed slaves and the tangled politics of the 19th century will give you a look at a person, family, way of life, and historical events which are as unique as they are revelational.

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Over 260 pages: letters, analysis, index and bibliography — with 55 pages of illustrations: graphs, photos, sketches, and stunning maps.

This is a handsome coffee-table book which will delight all history buffs, lovers of Maine, explorers,world travelers and artists — A VISUAL TREAT.

Plus... it's a DARN GOOD YARN. You'll laugh at the lengths his frustrated intended went to in order to snare her husband. You'll follow the saga of this talented and amazing family. And you'll learn to appreciate the hitherto - unknown talents of the adventurous, contemplative, and humane gentleman you'll wish you had known.

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THE FORGOTTEN LONGFELLOW: Man In the Shadows —by Richard Shain Cohen
Edited and Designed for Print by Helen Compton

ISBN # 0-9765975-7-8
Library of Congress Control Number: # 2009921012

11" x 8.5" inches, softcover

Copyright © 2009 by Richard Shain Cohen
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner
without written permission from the publisher except in the case of brief, accurately-
credited quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information apply to"

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WHAT A MOVIE THIS WOULD MAKE!

Here we journey with a gentleman of the 1800’s through America:

            — in the wilds of unexplored territory among natives, trappers, unbathed wild men, and unprotected settlers —

            — in the northeast where fights break out over borders —

            — in the South among the smoldering ruins of  once-stately mansions, where slaves who have been granted liberty founder in sudden limbo, aimless and starving —

            — at sea among old salts and characters worthy of Dickens —

            — at home, where an “old maid” takes matters into her own hands to secure him for a husband —

            — in the nation’s capitol, where presidents and ladies mingle in overstuffed drawing-rooms —

          

WHAT witty letters, amusing cartoons, and passionate observations about his country.

 

Here he paints a picture of his “bed of boughs” among the roughs:

"The wind is sighing and roaring through the primeval trees as I sit alone in my tent - camp fire out, & men all asleep - 'this, this, is Solitude’. . . ."

"After awhile my bed fellows (eugh!) Who had been fishing for salmon the previous evening (and had taken possession of the Shanty for a nap in preference to walking home in the dark) evacuated the premises, — the hive began to swarm (would it had not swarmed before) and after which we got breakfast and started in our route . . . myself rather sleepy as I had enjoyed none of natures soft restorer, during the night. A shower coming up we took refuge in a barn where I had a good nap on a bundle of straw . . . The next night I passed in the woods and much more comfortably. My men made a camp of poles roofed with bark which peels easily from the trees at this Season. Within was a bed of fir boughs upon which wrapped in my blanket and with a fire in front, I managed to sleep — when the moschetoes [sic] would let me.  So much for wood life in the rough. . . ."_

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CONTENTS:

xi PREFACE

1 Chapter I Youth and “Forty Fathoms”

27 Chapter II The Northern Boundary Dispute, Northeast Frontier, Geography, Environment, and Peoples

45 Chapter III Living Habits and Language, Dangers, Effects of Isolation: “Life in the Rough”

63 Chapter IV Bed of Boughs, Memento of Civilization, Sacred Ground

73 Chapter V Return to Civilization; Politics and Society in the Capitol; Coast Surveys: Enchantment and
Dangers

103 Chapter VI Turning Point: “Martyrdom”; Courtship; Marriage

125 Chapter VII War and the Home Front; The War Front; Home Front Reprise

171 Chapter VIII Quahog Bay Expedition; Log of Rev. E.C. Bolles; Commanding the Meredith

193 Chapter IX Alexander, Sr.: Cartographer, Cartoonist, and Humorist, on Land and Sea

205 Chapter X The Missing Pew Member

223 NOTES

237 INDEX
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From the U.S. Review:

"He was a gentleman of the old school, modest and retiring in his disposition, but whose instincts and manners made him a most pleasant acquaintance. It was a pleasure to be in his company..."


The above obituary quote describes the character of Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Sr., a most interesting and multi-faceted figure, who tremendously contributed to American history, particularly to the history of the state of Maine. ... Longfellow was an explorer of the wilderness of northern Maine long before Henry Thoreau. He also contributed to the state's history by helping with the settlement of the boundary lines between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, which resulted from the Aroostook War between England and the US in 1838. Sadly, Longfellow's contributions to society as a mariner, artist, civil engineer, cartoonist, cartographer, and coastal surveyor were historically overshadowed by his famous older poet brother, Henry (Wadsworth) Longfellow.

This book is a wonderful compilation of Longfellow's letters to family...Weaving in and out of Longfellow's correspondence is information from the author depicting Longfellow's life, starting from the early childhood years to his death at 86 years of age.
...Of great interest are the letters exploring the wilderness of Maine, and for Longfellow it was, as the author states, not only a new experience but one of discovery and a scale of emotions from consternation to wonder and delight in seeing what others have not...

Throughout the book, Longfellow's drawings grace the pages, depicting anything from horses and family cartoons ...to sketches of sea life and maps from his sailing adventures. The book has a nice glossy cover and an unusual format, but that only enhances the subject matter at hand: A truly remarkable book that should not be amiss in a library of any lover of American history.


— Caroline Blaha-Black, The US Review of Books

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