Keywords: Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Item 11611
Myles Birket Foster illustration, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Ink on paper
Item 11643
The Courtship of Miles Standish illustration, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Ink on paper
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Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.