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Henry F. (Henry Forbush) Howe
1905–1977
A country doctor who also became a respected historian, he wrote with a strong feel for New England landscapes and the lives shaped by them. His best-known work, Salt Rivers of the Massachusetts Shore, blends local history with a natural storyteller’s eye.
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Early explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525-1619
by Henry F. (Henry Forbush) Howe
About the author
Born in Cohasset, Massachusetts, in 1905, Henry Forbush Howe built a life in two fields at once: medicine and history. Contemporary memorials describe him as a country doctor who also earned real distinction as a writer and historian, a combination that gave his work both practical detail and human warmth.
He is best known as the author of Salt Rivers of the Massachusetts Shore (1951), a volume in the long-running Rivers of America series. He also wrote on early New England history, including Early Explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525–1619, and was recognized by institutions such as the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Howe died in Chicago in 1977. The picture that survives of him is especially appealing: a vigorous, curious man whose medical career and love of local history seemed to grow from the same instinct—to observe closely, remember well, and care about the places where people live.