title: The Song of Hiawatha
author:  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
description: The Song of Hiawatha , first published in 1855, is an epic poem loosely based on the legends Chippewa Indians. It is considered a classic of American Literature.
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  The Children's Own Longfellow
  
  
  THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS
  
  THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
  
  EVANGELINE
  
  THE SONG OF HIAWATHA
  
  THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP
  
  THE CASTLE-BUILDER
  
  PAUL REVERE'S RIDE
  
  THE BUILDING OF THE LONG SERPENT
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Children's Own Longfellow
  
  
  ### Henry W. Longfellow
  
  
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  * THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS
  
  
  * THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
  
  
  * EVANGELINE
  
  
  * THE SONG OF HIAWATHA
  
  
  * THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP
  
  
  * THE CASTLE-BUILDER
  
  
  * PAUL REVERE'S RIDE
  
  
  * THE BUILDING OF THE LONG SERPENT
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
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  THE CHILDREN'S OWN LONGFELLOW
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  Illustrated
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  1908
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
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  Longfellow has been fitly called the children's poet. Many of
  
  
  