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Adelbert Farrington Caldwell
1867–1931
Best known for writing nostalgic, child-centered verse and regional historical fiction, this early 20th-century American author moved easily between poetry, teaching, and long years in journalism. His work often carries a warm sense of memory, place, and everyday life.
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The barefoot time
by Adelbert Farrington Caldwell
About the author
Born in Oxford, Maine, on May 18, 1867, Adelbert Farrington Caldwell studied at Colby College, earning an A.B. in 1891 and an A.M. in 1894. Early in his career he taught history and English literature, including work at Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Illinois Wesleyan University.
From 1904 until his death in 1931, he was associated with journalism in Indiana. He also published books across more than one genre, including The Barefoot Time, a collection of verse, and In the Days of the Mission Indians, a historical novel set in California.
Caldwell died in 1931. While he is not widely known today, the surviving record suggests a writer whose books blended literary interests with a strong feeling for regional history and the remembered world of childhood.