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The Song of Hiawatha - Epic Poem

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Publisher: e-artnow

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Summary

The Song of Hiawatha is an epic poem which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area on the south shore of Lake Superior. Poem is based on oral traditions surrounding the figure of Manabozho, but it also contains innovations.

Available since: 09/04/2019.

Print length: 212 pages.

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