John Greenleaf Whittier
Author
Series
American poets project volume 10
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
187 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A devout Quaker who became a passionate poetic spokesman for the antislavery movement, John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92) was one of the most beloved American poets of his era. In the years before the Civil War, he campaigned tirelessly against slavery in poems that include "Ichabod," his famous denunciation of Daniel Webster for his support of the Fugitive Slave Law. In the long poem "Snow-Bound" (1866) he created a warm and enthralling portrait of...
4) Poems
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[between 1900 and 1999?]
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English