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John Greenleaf Whittier

An American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the Fireside Poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (Wikipedia).

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American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)

Born 17 December 1807
Died 7 September 1892

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  • Cover of: The poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier.

    First published in 1800 74 editions in 1 language — 33 previewable Cover of edition poeticalworks00whitrich Cover of edition whittierspoems00whitrich Cover of edition completepoetica00whit Cover of edition complpoewhittier00whitrich Cover of edition completepoetical00whi Cover of edition poemsofjohngreen00whitrich Cover of edition completepoetical00wh2 Cover of edition poeticalworkso00whit Cover of edition cu31924022226801
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    First published in 1866 32 editions in 1 language — 11 previewable Cover of edition snowboundwinidyl00whitrich Cover of edition snowboundamong00whitrich Cover of edition snowboundwriteri00whitrich Cover of edition snowboundwinteri00whi Cover of edition snowboundwinteri01whit Cover of edition snowboundwinteri00whituoft Cover of edition snowboundwinteri00whit Cover of edition snowboundwinteri00whitiala Cover of edition snowboundamonghi01whit
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver

    First published in 1991 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite03koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite7koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q4d3
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  • Cover of: At sundown

    First published in 1890 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition cu31924022227437 Cover of edition cu31924022227486 Cover of edition atsundown0000whit
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  • Cover of: Songs of three centuries.

    First published in 1876 9 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition songsofthreecent01whit Cover of edition songsof00whit Cover of edition songsofthreecent00whit Cover of edition songsthreecentu00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: Prose works of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1866 8 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition cu31924077111239 Cover of edition proseworks01whitrich Cover of edition poeticalworks05whitrich Cover of edition proseworksjohng00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: The tent on the beach and other poems.

    First published in 1867 8 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition tentonbeachother00whit Cover of edition tentonbeachandot00whitrich Cover of edition tentonbeachother01whit
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  • Cover of: The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1888 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Child life: a collection of poems

    First published in 1871 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition childlifecollect00whi Cover of edition childlifecollect00whit Cover of edition childlifecollect0000whit
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  • Cover of: The early poems of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1885 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition earlypoems00whitrich Cover of edition poems00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: The works of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1892 7 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition worksofjohngreen06whitiala Cover of edition worksofjohngreen02whitiala Cover of edition worksofjohngreen01whituoft Cover of edition worksofjohngreen03whitiala Cover of edition worksofjohngreen07whit Cover of edition worksjohngreenl00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: Mabel Martin: a harvest idyl.

    First published in 1875 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition mabelmartinharve00whitrich Cover of edition cu31924022227445
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  • Cover of: Anti-slavery poems: songs of labor and reform.

    First published in 1889 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition antislaverypoems0000john_x7b0
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  • Cover of: complete writings of John Greenleaf Whittier.

    First published in 1892 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Home ballads and poems.

    First published in 1860 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition homeballadspoems00whit
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  • Cover of: Old portraits and modern sketches.

    First published in 1850 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition oldportraitsand00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

    First published in 1985 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0007edunse Cover of edition unitedstatesinli1985mill
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  • Cover of: Poetical works.: With notes, index of first line and chronological list

    First published in 1895 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition poeticalworkswi00whit
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  • Cover of: Among the hills, and other poems

    First published in 1869 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition norgesgamlelove00selsgoog Cover of edition amonghillsandot00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: In war time, and other poems.

    First published in 1864 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition inwartimeotherpo00whituoft
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American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)

Born 17 December 1807
Died 7 September 1892
Subjects
American poetry, Poetry, History, Slavery, Correspondence, American literature, Antislavery movements, Fiction, Children's poetry, Drama, Abolitionists, Literature, Classic Literature, Confederacy, English poetry, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Satanism, Union, United States Civil War, hanging, short story, American Poets, American drama, Authors
Places
United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countries, India, New England, New Plymouth, New York (N.Y.)
People
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Martha Corey, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis
Time
19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1861-65, December, 1600s, 1841-1845, Civil War, New Plymouth, 1620-1691, carnival

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Alternative names

  • John Greenleaf, Whittier
  • John Greenleaf - Whittier
  • Greenleaf John Whittier
  • John Greenleaf Whitter

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 2, 2017 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio with Wikipedia & Gutenberg links
July 6, 2014 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import