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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 Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism

    First published in 1888 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Poetical works.: With notes, index of first line and chronological list

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  • Cover of: Anti-slavery Poems And Songs Of Labor And Reform

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  • Cover of: Whittier's use of the Bible

    First published in 1930 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

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  • Cover of: Among the hills, and other poems

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  • Cover of: Child life in prose.

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  • Cover of: The Pennsylvania pilgrim, and other poems

    First published in 1872 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1871 — 4 editions
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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, Antislavery movements, Children's poetry, American literature, English poetry, Fiction, Drama, Literature, American Poets, Controversial literature, Gift books, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Quakers, American Christian poetry, American drama, Authors, Children, Children's poetry, American, Classic Literature, Conduct of life

Places

United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, England, New England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countries, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Haverhill

People

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Abigail Williams, Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Elizur Wright (1804-1885), Ezekiel Cheever, Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719), George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, Jim O'Connor, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine

Time

19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1841-1845, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 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