The Song of Hiawatha (Thrift Edition) (Paperback)

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The infectious rhythm of The Song of Hiawatha has drawn millions to the shores of Gitchee Gumee. Once there, they've stayed to hear about the young brave with the magic moccasins, who talks with animals and uses his supernatural gifts to bring peace and enlightenment to his people. This 1855 masterpiece combines romance and idealism in an idyllic natural setting.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (March 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486447952
• ISBN-13: 978-0486447957
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #577,909 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Song of Hiawatha, August 5, 2009

By	June M. Hevener (Riverside, CT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I went to Camp Mudjekeewis and when my mother died (she also went to Camp Mudjekeewis) I tried to find the book "The Song of Hiawatha) because I wanted to find out how the camp picked that name.

I alway thought it was "Gentle West Wind". After reading the book, I find out the Mudjekeewis was Hiawatha's father. And he was called "West Wind."

I thought it was pretty funny as Camp Wedjekeewis was an all girls camp.

June McKenna Hevener ( I now live in Hingham, MA at Linden Ponds.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly nice, April 18, 2009

By	Benedict P. Lush "Benedict" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I liked this piece quite a bit. Hiawatha was loosely based on a real Indian chief of the 1500's. Walt Disney has done this poem a great disservice by making it possibly one of his silliest characters ever. Longfellow had read a history of Hiawatha and then wrote a grand poem. It surprised me but this poem really is in the stream of Beowolf and Gilgamesh. This poem does not have the passion I found in Beowolf and Gilgamesh, but it reminds me of what it was like to live on this continent before the Europeans arrived, and long afterwards. The power of nature through its spiritual and apparent manifestations is key. In this poem all nature talks. Ben

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for all ages, June 14, 2009

By	Gloria Kennedy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book for my grandson so we could read it together before going to a regional presentation of the poem. He is 8 years old, and got so much more from the play because he had read the poem. The book was of good quality.