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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: Poems

    First published in 1885 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Familiar poems, annotated

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition familiarpoemsann00asim
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  • Cover of: Songs of Three Centuries

    First published in 1875 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition songsthreecentu01whitgoog
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  • Cover of: Snow-bound: a winter idyl

    First published in 1911 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Old Portraits and Modern Sketches, Personal Sketches and Tributes

    First published in 2006 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems

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  • Cover of: The poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier. Complete in two volumes.

    First published in 2005 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Anti-Slavery Poems and Songs of Labor and Reform

    First published in 2006 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Conflict With Slavery, Politics and Reform, The Inner Life and Criticism

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  • Cover of: Barbara Frietchie.

    First published in 1965 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition barbarafrietchie0000whit
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  • Cover of: bay of Seven islands, and other poems

    First published in 1883 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Leaves From Margaret Smith's Journal In The Province Of Massachusetts Bay, 1678-1679

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Legends and lyrics from the poetic works of John Greenleaf Whittier.

    First published in 1890 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The river path

    First published in 1878 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Whittier birthday book

    First published in 1881 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Whittier and the Cartlands.

    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Whittier year book: passages from the verse and prose of John Greenleaf Whittier chosen for the daily food of the lover of thought and beauty.

    First published in 1895 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition whittieryearbook00whit
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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, Slavery, History, Correspondence, Abolitionists, American literature, Antislavery movements, Fiction, Children's poetry, Drama, Literature, English poetry, American Poets, Classic Literature, Confederacy, Controversial literature, Gift books, Quakers, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Satanism, Union, United States Civil War, hanging
Places
United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, New England, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countries, Haverhill, Haverhill (Mass.), India
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, 1841-1845, 1861-65, December, 1600s, 1833, 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