Hezekiah Butterworth

Hezekiah Butterworth (1839–1905) was an American author, editor, and poet from Warren, Rhode Island. For more than two decades he served as an associate editor of the popular children's magazine The Youth's Companion. He is best remembered for the long-running "Zigzag Journeys" travel series for young readers and for many historical tales and patriotic poems written in a warm, instructive style.