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A city of southern California east-southeast of Los Angeles. Founded by Quakers in 1887, it is chiefly a residential community. Population: 84,000.

Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807-1892.

American poet. His early works, such as Voices of Freedom (1846), reflect his opposition to slavery, but he is best known for his nostalgic poems about New England, including Snow-Bound (1866).

Whittier [ˈwɪtɪə]

(Biographies / Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) M, US, WRITING: poet, POLITICS: humanitarian) John Greenleaf. 1807-92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)

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Whittier - United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)

John Greenleaf Whittier

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