John Greenleaf Whittier was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. In this book, John Whittier elaborates the Conflict With Slavery, Politics and Reform.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Inner Life
30:22 - Chapter 2
Hamlet Among The Graves
10:20 - Chapter 3
Swedenborg
09:57 - Chapter 4
The Better Land
05:33 - Chapter 5
Dora Greenwell
35:08 - Chapter 6
The Society Of Friends
15:19 - Chapter 7
John Woolman's Journal, part 1
24:38 - Chapter 8
John Woolman's Journal, part 2
23:44 - Chapter 9
John Woolman's Journal, part 3
24:00 - Chapter 10
Haverford College
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