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Publication of The Song of Hiawatha
- When
- 1855-11-10
- Where
- Boston
Longfellow's epic poem was published in Boston on November 10, 1855, by Ticknor and Fields, achieving immediate commercial success.
The poem, written in trochaic tetrameter, features Native American characters. It relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and his love for Minnehaha. Longfellow calculated that it had sold 50,000 copies by 1857.
Sources
- The Song of Hiawatha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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