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).
John Greenleaf Whittier
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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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John Greenleaf Whittier
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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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American poetry, Poetry, History, Slavery, Antislavery movements, Children's poetry, Correspondence, American literature, Fiction, Abolitionists, Children, Drama, English poetry, Juvenile poetry, Literature, American Poets, Authors, Biography, Classic Literature, Conduct of life, Confederacy, Gift books, Juvenile audience, Juvenile literature, Quaker authorsPlaces
United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, England, New England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Pennsylvania, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countries, India, Missouri, New PlymouthPeople
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719), George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, LenoreTime
19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1692, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, December, 1600s, 1841-1845, Civil War, New Plymouth, 1620-1691, carnivalID Numbers
- 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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Alternative names
- John Greenleaf, Whittier
- John Greenleaf - Whittier
- Greenleaf John Whittier
- John Greenleaf Whitter
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