Lafayette Fairy Tales -- Original Fairy Tales

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (USA) Original Work
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Longfellow lived, is a picturesque town where the poet wrote many famous poems. The rural blacksmith and the chestnut tree-covered countryside he described are located in Cambridge. As the town expanded, the blacksmith shop moved, and the chestnut trees were cut down. The children at Cambridge schools raised money to buy this famous tree and made it into a chair to give to the poet. Longfellow was very interested in Native American culture. In "Song of Hiawatha," he interwove many ancient legends of North American Native Americans. Hiawatha is a legendary figure with different names in various tribes. It is said that he was sent by the gods to clear the rivers, purify the forests, and bring peace to the Native Americans.