Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was born in Portland, Maine. He is the second son in a family of eight children. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow graduated from Bowdoin College. After that he studied modern languages in Europe for three years. Then he taught them in Bowdoin. Longfellow wrote many lyric poems. They are full of musicality. Moreover, his works represent stories of mythology and legend.
"The Song of Hiawatha" is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Open the book and may you enjoy it from the first page to the last. It is a classic example of the author's lively and pleasant style. This book will please you and do you good. Enjoy the reading