Major Accomplishments
Although John Greenleaf was mainly a poet, he also accomplished on writing and publishing books such as Legends of New England. Although Greenleaf is mostly known for his detailed and ornate writings, in Greenleaf's early life, John was very intelligent for his age and he took part in the editorial business with Newspaper shops.
· Credited for being one of the founders for the Republican Party
· Famous poems, “Legends of New England” and “Moll Pitcher” won acclaim and recognition for their description of life in rural and real life America.
· Credited for being one of the founders for the Republican Party
· Famous poems, “Legends of New England” and “Moll Pitcher” won acclaim and recognition for their description of life in rural and real life America.
Famous books & Poems
Legends of New England in Prose and Verse (1831)
Moll Pitcher (1832)
Justice and Expediency (1833)
Poems (1838)
Lays of My Home (1843)
The Panorama (1846)
Voices of Freedom (1846)
Poems by John G. Whittier (1849)
Songs of Labor (1850)
The Chapel of the Hermits (1853)
Poetical Works (1857)
Home Ballads (1860)
In War Time (1864)
Snow-Bound (1866)
The Tent on the Beach (1867)
Among the Hills (1869)
Miriam and Other Poems (1871)
Hazel-Blossoms (1875)
The Vision of Echard (1878)
St. Gregory’s Guest (1886)
At Sundown (1890)
Moll Pitcher (1832)
Justice and Expediency (1833)
Poems (1838)
Lays of My Home (1843)
The Panorama (1846)
Voices of Freedom (1846)
Poems by John G. Whittier (1849)
Songs of Labor (1850)
The Chapel of the Hermits (1853)
Poetical Works (1857)
Home Ballads (1860)
In War Time (1864)
Snow-Bound (1866)
The Tent on the Beach (1867)
Among the Hills (1869)
Miriam and Other Poems (1871)
Hazel-Blossoms (1875)
The Vision of Echard (1878)
St. Gregory’s Guest (1886)
At Sundown (1890)