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A devout Quaker who became a passionate poetic spokesman for the antislavery movement, John Greenleaf Whittier (1807a92) 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 aIchabod,a his famous denunciation of Daniel Webster for his support of the Fugitive Slave Law. In the long poem aSnow-Bounda (1866) he created a warm and enthralling portrait of rural life, while such works as aBarbara Frietchiea and aThe Barefoot Boya have been enduringly popular. This new selection brings together Whittieras many aspectsapolitical, religious, richly descriptiveaand reaffirms the emotional honesty and depth of his work.

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