John Greenleaf Whittier
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John Greenleaf Whittier was 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 poe
John Greenleaf Whittier, 1885
Oil on canvas painting of John Greenleaf Whittier by Robert Peckham (artist) (1833). Housed at the John Greenleaf Whittier House.
Broadside publication of Whittier's Our Countrymen in Chains
Daguerreotype of John Greenleaf Whittier, c. 1855–60
Snow-Bound
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Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl is a long narrative poem by American poet John Greenleaf Whittier first published in 1866. The poem, presented as a series of stories told by a family amid a snowstorm, was e
John Greenleaf Whittier
…poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound. Whittier was born to John and Abigail (née Hussey) Whittier at their rural homestead in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1807. His middle…
Title page of the 1st edition
The home where Snow-Bound takes place is today preserved and open to the public as the John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead.