The Fading Fame of John Greenleaf Whittier
From rock star to literary and anti-slavery footnote
Two Inland Noodles at the Sea
"The Farmer and the Ocean" by Will Carleton returns
Henry Tufts Wrote our First Criminal Autobiography
"The Autobiography of a Thief" is a rare trip into 1700s underworld
“Snow-Bound” Poem Made Whittier Wealthy
John Greenleaf Whittier and the United States were recovering from storny times
The “Bad Boy” Book Genre was Born Here
A "human boy" BP Shillaber theorized, needs to find his own way to adulthood without parental interference
Why George Savary Wasson Still Matters
Artist, carver, author, boat builder, writer, but Wasson just wanted to be one of the guys
Piccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter
includes a BONUS study guide on "Little Piccola"
Playing Cards with Famous Authors
Did these playing cards turn an eight-year-old into an author?
Poet Foss Spoke for the Common Man
Not just a one-hit-wonder poet, but a gifted and comic poet
Mark Twain Loved Thomas Bailey Aldrich but Hated His Wife and Portsmouth
Nobody, Twain mused in 1908, would visit a George Washington memorial if it were located in the decrepit town of Portsmouth
The Perils of Privateer Andrew Sherburne
He went from supporting to whole family to rotting in an English prison camp
The Agony and the Ecstasy of James Kennard Jr
"Yet we have never known a happier person," Rev. Peabody wrote