Hezekiah Butterworth
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Hezekiah Butterworth was an American writer of books for young people, and a poet.
, Rhode Island
, he was platform lecturer, speaking on education, hymnology
, and his travels, which included tours in Europe
, South America
, Cuba
and Canada
. Among the works of Butterworth, most of them books for boys, are several volumes of Zig-Zag Journeys, the Knight of Liberty, In the Boyhood of Lincoln, Great Composers, The Patriot Schoolmaster, Songs of History, Poems and Ballads and Boys of Greenway Court, together with several cantatas.
The family were among the founders of Rhode Island; liberal Baptists of the Roger Williams views. In early life he began to contribute to the leading papers, among them the New York Independent. In 1870 he became connected with the Youth's Companion
. He wrote Zig-Zag Journeys, twelve volumes, for a Boston publishing firm, which are stories of places, of which some 250,000 copies were sold. He wrote, in 1875, the "Story of the Hymns" for the American Tract Society, and won for it the George Wood Gold Medal. He later since prepared a companion volume, called The Story of the Tunes. He prepared several antatae for George F. Root's music, and one of these, Under the Palms, had a great popularity in England. He wrote for the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's publications, the Christian Union, and other periodicals. Volumes of his poems published include, Poems for Christmas, Easter and New Year's, and Songs of History. Butterworth was one of the editors of The Youth's Companion, and one of the hardest workers. He owned an old farm on the famous Mt. Hope Lands, Bristol, Rhode Island, and had a cottage at Belleview, Florida.
Biography
Born in WarrenWarren, Rhode Island
Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, he was platform lecturer, speaking on education, hymnology
Hymnology
Hymnology is the scholarly study of religious song, or the hymn, in its many aspects, with particular focus on choral and congregational song. It may be more or less clearly distinguished from hymnody, the creation and practice of such song...
, and his travels, which included tours in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Among the works of Butterworth, most of them books for boys, are several volumes of Zig-Zag Journeys, the Knight of Liberty, In the Boyhood of Lincoln, Great Composers, The Patriot Schoolmaster, Songs of History, Poems and Ballads and Boys of Greenway Court, together with several cantatas.
The family were among the founders of Rhode Island; liberal Baptists of the Roger Williams views. In early life he began to contribute to the leading papers, among them the New York Independent. In 1870 he became connected with the Youth's Companion
Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion , known in later years as simply The Companion—For All the Family, was an American children's magazine that existed for over one hundred years until it finally merged with The American Boy in 1929...
. He wrote Zig-Zag Journeys, twelve volumes, for a Boston publishing firm, which are stories of places, of which some 250,000 copies were sold. He wrote, in 1875, the "Story of the Hymns" for the American Tract Society, and won for it the George Wood Gold Medal. He later since prepared a companion volume, called The Story of the Tunes. He prepared several antatae for George F. Root's music, and one of these, Under the Palms, had a great popularity in England. He wrote for the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's publications, the Christian Union, and other periodicals. Volumes of his poems published include, Poems for Christmas, Easter and New Year's, and Songs of History. Butterworth was one of the editors of The Youth's Companion, and one of the hardest workers. He owned an old farm on the famous Mt. Hope Lands, Bristol, Rhode Island, and had a cottage at Belleview, Florida.
Further reading
- Hezekiah Butterworth. Zigzag journeys in India; or, The antipodes of the Far East: a collection of the zenänä tales. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1887. Google books
External links
- Works by Hezekiah Butterworth at Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...