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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: Poet's Gold

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The chapel of the hermits, and other poems

    First published in 1853 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: John Greenleaf Whittier: a sketch of his life

    First published in 1907 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1869 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Works

    First published in 1892 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1847 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The poems of John Greenleaf Whittier: fifty-four of his poems with notes and biographical sketch

    First published in 1983 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Companion poets: illustrated

    First published in 1866 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1898 1 edition in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1902 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Snow-bound, Among the hills, Songs of labor, Mabel Martin, and other poems

    First published in 1898 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Snowbound, and other early poems

    First published in 1925 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The complete poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1894 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1864 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Songs of Three Centuries

    First published in 1877 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Treasury of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1966 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Memorabilia of John Greenleaf Whittier.

    First published in 1968 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1888 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Writings of John Greenleaf Whittier: In Seven Volumes

    First published in 1889 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Lays of the emigrants: as sung by the second party for Kanzas, on their departure form Boston, Tuesday, August 29th, 1854.

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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

History

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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