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Bibliography
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(1992)
The Outermost House
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(1970)
Especially Maine; The Natural World of Henry Beston from Cape Cod to the St. Lawrence.
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The Best of Beston: A Selection from the Natural World of Henry Beston from Cape Cod to the St. Lawrence (Nonpareil Book)
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Herbs and the Earth
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The Northern Farm: A Glorious Year on a Small Maine Farm
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- Legal name: Henry Beston
- Birthdate: June 1, 1888
- Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Male
- Official Website: http://www.henrybeston.org
- Genres: Nature, Natural History, Children's Books
- Date of death: April 15, 1968 (aged 79)
- Burial location: (add)
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Born Henry Beston Sheahan June 1, 1888 to an Irish-American father and Franco-American mother Beston dropped his Irish surname and adopted his mother's maiden name, Beston, for his pen name. He attended Harvard University, graduated in 1909 and served with the volunteer ambulance corps in World War I. He became the editor of the Living Age, a spinoff of the Atlantic Monthly. He married poet and novelist Elizabeth Coatsworth who refused the marriage until he published the book, The Outermost House.
