Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American Writers 35: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers

by Edward Hirsh

Overview

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. To meet a need which had been felt for some time both in the United States and abroad, the pamphlet series, the University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers, was established in 1959. By providing readable critical introductions to American Writers, the pamphlets were designed to meet the needs and tastes of mature students and readers of imaginative literature throughout the world. Each pamphlet presents a brief biography of a writer, a longer critical analysis and evaluation of his or her work, and a selected bibliography of his or her books and articles about him or her. Editors of the series were William Van O’Connor, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren. There was an advisory board consisting of William Thorp, Karl Shapiro, and Philip Rahv.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816603206
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press
Publication date:	06/01/1964
Series:	University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers
Edition description:	Minnesota Archive Editions Large Print
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edward L. Hirsh was a professor of English at Boston College.

Table of Contents

Part 1	Eskimoness	1
Part 2	Sabine Island	37
Part 3	The Encounter	59
	Author's Note	231

Editorial Reviews

Released in 1951 and 1957, respectively, these titles offer little-known chapters in the history of World War II. Sledge Patrol tells how a handful of Danes and Norwegians on dog sleds patrolled a 500-mile perimeter of the Greenland coast to keep watch for Nazi invaders. When the day came, the men eluded the Germans using their hunting skills and knowledge of the Arctic terrain and managed to get back to base by walking the 56 miles without any equipment in some cases not even coats to bring word of the German presence. The "Shetland Bus" was the nickname given to the Norwegian fishing fleet, which was used to shuttle refugees secretly to freedom and bring supplies and intelligence to the Allied forces. Howarth, a British naval officer, was among the leaders of the Shetland Bus operation, so this history is based on firsthand experience. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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