Based on legends and stories from earlier in American history, with Plymouth pilgrims and Indian wars, the story is a love triangle with a happy ending. Written in hexameters.

Reproduction of the original: Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Reproduction of the original: Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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 ...

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 ...