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Augustus Baldwin Longstreet (September 22, 1790 – July 9, 1870) was an American lawyer, minister, educator, and humorist, known for his book Georgia Scenes. He was the uncle of the senior Confederate General James Longstreet. He held pro-slavery and pro-secessionist views, personally owning dozens of slaves throughout his life.
Feb 11, 2005 · In 1835 Augustus Baldwin Longstreet published Georgia’s first important literary work, Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the First Half Century of the Republic. Because of this book he is remembered most often as a literary figure.
Jun 8, 2016 · 3 minutes to read. Educator, author, clergyman, jurist. Longstreet was born in Augusta, Georgia, on September 22, 1790, the son of William Longstreet and Hannah Randolph. In 1808 he attended Moses Waddel’s School in Willington, South Carolina, and boarded with the family of John C. Calhoun.
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet is often described as the first literary portraitist of Georgia's common man. Longstreet's Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the First Half Century of the Republic (1835) was a groundbreaking work which drew the contemporary praise of Edgar Allan Poe for its penetrating understanding of Southern character.
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, 1790-1870. Georgia Scenes: Characters, Incidents, &c., in the First Half Century of the Republic. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1850, c1840. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 22, 1790. He left his southern home to attend Yale University, where he entertained others with stories of ...
Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin, 1790-1870. Writer. Longstreet is remembered today for his collection of humorous stories, Georgia Scenes (1835). A native of Augusta, Ga., he earned a degree from Yale University in 1813, studied law in Litchfield, Conn., and returned to his home state. He later attained professional success as a lawyer, a superior ...
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet was the dean of the Georgia humorists. His book of humorous sketches, Georgia Scenes (1835), paved the way for other satirists, collectively known as the Georgia humorists.
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