Imprints on Cape Ann: “The Wreck of the Hesperus” in the National Literary Imagination
Date and Time
Thursday Jul 26, 2018
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Thursday, July 26, 2018 7:00 p.m.
Location
Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street Gloucester, MA 01930
Fees/Admission
Free for CAM members; $10 for non members
Website
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imprints-on-cape-ann-the-wreck-of-the-hesperus-in-the-national-literary
Contact Information
Kathleen Maiorana
978-283-0455 x10
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Description
CAM Director of Library & Archives Molly O’Hagan Hardy calls upon local archival collections to trace how Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who had yet to visit the area when “The Wreck of the Hesperus” (1840) was written, inadvertently became Cape Ann’s greatest tourist ambassador. Offered in conjunction with Unfolding Histories. Free for CAM members / $10 nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Museum galleries will be open until 7:00 p.m.
