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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).

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

Born	17 December 1807
Died	7 September 1892

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The complete poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier.

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1800
74 editions, 35 ebooks
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Snow-bound: Among the hills: Songs of labor: and other poems

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1866
32 editions, 11 ebooks
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The United States in Literature

by James Edwin Miller, Carlota Cárdenas de Dwyer, Kerry M. Wood, John Smith, William Bradford, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and 190 others
First published in 1952
12 editions, 10 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: Silver

by Sumner Braunstein, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Maya Angelou, Isaac Asimov, Toni Cade Bambara, Basho, Rosemary Benét, Morris Bishop, Arna Bontemps, and 74 others
First published in 1991
9 editions, 4 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

by Kate Kinsella, Abigail Adams Smith, Edward Albee, Amos Bronson Alcott, Julia Alvarez, A. R. Ammons, Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and 158 others
First published in 1999
9 editions, 5 ebooks
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At sundown

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1890
9 editions, 4 ebooks
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Songs of three centuries

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1876
9 editions, 6 ebooks
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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier

by John Greenleaf Whittier First published in 1888
8 editions, 1 ebook
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The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949

by Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Lucy Terry, Jupiter Hammon, Phillis Wheatley, George Moses Horton, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Armand Lanusse, Pierre Dalcour, and 134 others
First published in 1949
8 editions, 3 ebooks
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Prose works of John Greenleaf Whittier.

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1866
8 editions, 5 ebooks
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The tent on the beach and other poems.

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1867
8 editions, 4 ebooks
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The works of John Greenleaf Whittier

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1892
7 editions, 7 ebooks
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Child life: a collection of poems

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1871
7 editions, 4 ebooks
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Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems

by John Greenleaf Whittier First published in 1888
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The early poems of John Greenleaf Whittier: comprising Mogg Megone, The bridal of Pennacook, Legendary poems, Voices of freedom, miscellaneous poems, and Songs of labor

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1885
7 editions, 3 ebooks
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Anti-slavery poems: songs of labor and reform.

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1889
6 editions, 2 ebooks
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Mabel Martin: a harvest idyl

by John Greenleaf Whittier
First published in 1875
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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The supernaturalism of New England.

by John Greenleaf Whittier First published in 1847
6 editions

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Legends of New-England

by John Greenleaf Whittier First published in 1831
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Narrative And Legendary Poems

by John Greenleaf Whittier First published in 1888
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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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OLID: OL160545A
GoodReads: 267703
ISNI: 000000012123068X
IMDb: nm0926514
Library of Congress Names: n80034928
LibriVox: 585
MusicBrainz: 8ebc87f2-5cc5-479f-8375-ec691cd0bece
Project Gutenberg: 455
VIAF: 19723987
Wikidata: Q458372
Inventaire.io: wd:Q458372

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

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