Poems by Hezekiah Butterworth (1839 - 1905)

A Remembrance of Birkenhead
Biscayne Bay
Bradford of Austerfield
Cameos of American History - At Bennington
Cameos of American History - Columbus
Cameos of American History - De Soto
Cameos of American History - Flag of Taunton Green
Cameos of American History - Galvez
Cameos of American History - In Tampa Bay
Cameos of American History - Isabella
Cameos of American History - Legend of Waekulla
Cameos of American History - Ponce de Leon
Cameos of American History - Roger Williams
Cameos of American History - Sir Henry Vane on the Isles of Scilly
Cameos of American History - The Church of the Revolution
Cameos of American History - The Death of Jefferson
Cameos of American History - The Florida Ibis
Cameos of American History - The Thanksgiving in Boston Bay
Cameos of American History - Verezzano
Cameos of American History - Williams at Mount Hope
Chickamauga
Chocorua
Immortality
In Chaleur Bay
Kenilworth Castle
Liberators - Alexander
Meeting and Parting
Old Classroom Number Four
On the Atlantic
On the Shores of the Blue Michigan
The Bells of Uri
The Cypress Gates
The Fisherman of Faroe
The Grave of Penn
The Old Flower Beds
The Thanksgiving for America
Two Conquerors - Champlain
Two Conquerors - Guillaume
Unknown
Whitman's Ride for Oregon
William the Conqueror

Hezekiah Butterworth was born in Warren Rhode Island. His family was one of the founding families of the state. Hezekiah travelled widely, including to South America, Canada and Europe. As well as his poetry, he worked as a journalist, travel writer and author of very popular children's books.