Henry Wadsworth Longfellow #1- Nicholas Basbanes - Cross of Snow

Award winning author Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of numerous highly acclaimed books including:

Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History,
A World of Letters,
Every Book its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World,
A Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World,
Among the Gently Mad: Perspectives and Strategies for the Book-Hunter in the 21st Century,
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books,

Presents his unique insights on the life and works of one of the 19th century's outstanding poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,