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
Author details
- Born:
- Dec. 17, 1807
- Died:
- Sept. 7, 1892
External links
Books by John Greenleaf Whittier
3 stars
The United States in Literature
by Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Thomas Jefferson, and 200 others
3 stars
The Boston Book: Being Specimens of Metropolitan Literature
by James Thomas Fields , Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Nathaniel Hawthorne, and 4 others
4 stars
Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
by Thomas Jefferson, Abigail Adams, Rita Dove, and 136 others