Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth,  1807-1882 <br/><br/>
Laulu Hiawathasta 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Hiawatha Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha  Release date is 2016-10-02 
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<br/><br/> "Laulu Hiawathasta" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem published in 1855. Set along Lake Superior's shores, it follows the fictional adventures of Ojibwe warrior Hiawatha—from his miraculous birth and childhood exploits to his tragic love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. The poem weaves together Native American legends with Longfellow's own innovations, chronicling Hiawatha's heroic deeds, cultural discoveries, and ultimate farewell as Christianity arrives in his village. Drawing from oral traditions and ethnographic sources, this trochaic tetrameter epic became an immediate bestseller despite scholarly debates about its authenticity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Indians of North America -- Poetry Hiawatha, active 15th century -- Poetry Iroquois Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Poetry 
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