Hezekiah Butterworth

Hezekiah Butterworth (1837–1905) was an American author and poet.

Poems of American History gathers verse on events from the Norse voyages to the Spanish-American War, arranged by historical chapter. The poems here are “The Thanksgiving for America”, “The Legend of Waukulla”, “The Fountain of Youth”, “Verazzano” and “Ortiz” among others; Stevenson's editorial headnotes are not reproduced.