Letters, 1837 Aug. 6-1889 Aug. 10, to Harriet Minot Pitman.

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Letters, 1837 Aug. 6-1889 Aug. 10, to Harriet Minot Pitman.

Affectionate letters from the American poet to a dear friend. Whittier writes about the abolition movement in Boston, Lucy Larcom, the impeachment of Pres. Johnson, national and state politics, the publication of his poetry and books recently read. He also provides reminiscences of his youth and talks about the weather and the deaths of close friends.

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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Pitman, Harriet Minot.

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