The song of Hiawatha / by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with an introduction by Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus ; and with illustrations of Wa-ya-ga-mug and the Indian players from photographs by Grace Chandler Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.

Contributor:

Gunsaulus, Frank W. (Frank Wakeley), 1856-1921.

Horn, Grace Chandler

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Poetry.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Folklore.

Iroquois Indians--Folklore.

Iroquois Indians.

Genre:

Poetry.

Folklore.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Crumbaugh, Lillian M. (inscription) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Havener, Elsie (inscription) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xvii, 245 pages, 64 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

The player's edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Rand McNally, 1911.

Summary:

Longfellow's epic narrative poem, recounting the life and deeds of the legendary Iroquois leader and hero, accompanied by photographs of the Ojibwa tribe's annual theatrical production of the story in Wa-ya-ga-mug, Michigan.

Notes:

Illustrated endpapers.

Plates are photographs of Objibway Indians at Wa-ya-ga-mug, scene of annual productions of the story of Hiawatha.

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

Schimmel Collection copy inscribed to Lillian M. Crumbaugh (later Jenkins, 1884-1964) from Elsie Havener (later Bennett, b. 1878) on Christmas 1911 on blank leaf following front free endpaper.

OCLC:

4929486