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This new edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, The Courtship of Miles Standish , is published in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing at Plymouth . Longfellow's 1858 tale of a love triangle involving real-life historical figures Miles Standish,... Read Full Overview

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A BELOVED AMERICAN NARRATIVE POEM by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.

The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems, by AMERICAN author HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882) contains the well-known... Read Full Overview

First published in 1858, "The Courtship of Miles Standish" is a narrative poem written by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American... Read Full Overview

The book "" The Courtship of Miles Standish; With Suggestions for Study and Notes "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for... Read Full Overview

The Courtship of Miles Standish is an 1858 narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the early days of Plymouth Colony, the colonial settlement established in America by the Mayflower Pilgrims.The Courtship of Miles Standish is set against the backdrop... Read Full Overview

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 - March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the five... Read Full Overview

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 - March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the five... Read Full Overview

"The Courtship of Miles Standish" from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. American poet and educator (1807-1882).

One of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's most famous poems The Courtship of Miles Standish

The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a narrative poem written in 1858. Over 150 years later The Courtship of Miles Standish is still... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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A BELOVED AMERICAN NARRATIVE POEM by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.

The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems, ... Read Full Overview

"Now we are ready, I think, for any assault of the Indians:

Let them come, if they like, and the sooner they try it the better,

Let them come if they like, be it saga more, sachem, or pow-wow,

Aspinet, Samoset, Corbitant, Squanto, or Tokamahamon "

--Henry... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview