Download or read book John Gorham Palfrey 1796 1881 written by Paul Alton Marshall Gross and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book John Gorham Palfrey His Early Life and Political Career 1796 1853 written by Frank Otto Gatell and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book John Gorham Palfrey and the New England Conscience written by Frank Otto Gatell and published by Cambridge : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1963 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New England of his day regarded John Gorham Palfrey's life as blameless and exemplary, a nineteenth-century "monument to the Puritan ideal of rectitude." Yet he himself once called it "his personal tragicomedy." At least, it was diverse, for Palfrey had been historian, Harvard educator, Unitarian minister, Massachusetts politician, editor of the North American Review, and crusader against slavery, and himself an emancipator. During his lifetime, from 1796 to 1881, Palfrey participated, sometimes reluctantly, in revolutionary changes in the political, economic, and intellectual climate of New England. In his stormy political career, Palfrey not only was Massachusetts Secretary of State, member of Congress, and Postmaster of Boston, but also played a key role in the formation of the Free Soil Party. When the Whigs, in the name of national unity and compromise, seemed to ignore the moral necessities of the slavery question, he joined with such men as Charles Francis Adams, Charles Sumner and Richard Henry Dana, Jr., to reaffirm traditional moral values. From this struggle, Palfrey emerged a political loser. Hampered by inflexibility, he laterretreated to his study to write his massive history of New England, nursing his disappointment and cherishing his sense of rectitude. We are left with the image of a man whose achievements were substantial, perhaps because he insisted upon making his life a Bay State morality play. For this biography of Palfrey, Gatell has used papers of Palfrey's contemporaries and of the Palfrey family manuscripts, among them an unpublished autobiography, itself a search for meaning in a long and perplexing life.
Download or read book A Legacy of New England written by Hannah Palfrey Ayer and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palfrey family history and the Palfrey family letters, particularly those to and from John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) and his wife, Mary Ann (Hammond) Palfrey (1800-1898) of Boston, Massachusetts. He as a minister of church in Boston, and then taught at Harvard University. Still later he served in the state and then national legislature, before becoming a lecturer and then a historian of New New England, which included spending much research in England and Scotland (from whence came his letters to the family). Through the influence of friends in Washington, he served as the postmaster of Boston, while doing much of the writing of this history.
Download or read book Speech of Mr Palfrey of Massachusetts on the Political Aspects of the Slave Question Delivered in the House of Representatives January 26th 1848 written by John Gorham 1796-1881 [From O Palfrey and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book John Gorham Palfrey Letters written by John Gorham Palfrey and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four autograph letters and notes from John Gorham Palfrey, signed, ranging in date from 1842 to 1857. (One note is undated.) Correspondence is addresses to "Mr. Taylor," "Mr Brooks," and Bluie, Rives & Co.
Download or read book History of New England During the Stuart Dynasty written by Gorham Palfrey John and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Gorham Palfrey (May 2, 1796 - April 26, 1881) was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity School, and he later became involved in politics as a State Representative and U.S. Congressman. This book, "History of New England During the Stuart Dynasty, Volume 2," by John Gorham Palfrey, is a replication of a book originally published before 1860. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.
Download or read book Bible Study Guide written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of Bible study questions with references to texts, divided into 52 sections. Manuscript note on title page explains that this was a workbook of sorts created for weekly children's Sunday School reading assignments, and attributes it to John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881).
Download or read book The Works of James McCune Smith written by James McCune Smith and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first African American to receive a medical degree, this invaluable collection brings together the writings of James McCune Smith, one of the foremost intellectuals in antebellum America. The Selected Writings of James McCune Smith is one of the first anthologies featuring the works of this illustrious scholar. Perhaps best known for his introduction to Fredrick Douglass's My Bondage and My Freedom, his influence is still found in a number of aspects of modern society and social interactions. And he was considered by many to be a prophet of the twenty-first century. One of the earliest advocates of the use of "black" instead of "colored," McCune Smith treated racial identities as social constructions, arguing that American literature, music, and dance would be shaped and defined by blacks. Organized chronologically, the collection covers over 40 years of writing, including speeches, letters, and essays, and begins with McCune Smith's first speech as an 11-year old boy to the Marquis de Lafayette. Providing historical context for McCune Smith's current cultural relevance, this book showcases writings on black education and self-help, citizenship, and the fight against racism.
Download or read book A Discourse on the Life and Character of the Reverend John Thornton Kirkland D D LL D written by John Gorham Palfrey and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison written by William Lloyd Garrison and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), outstanding among the dedicated fighters for the abolition of slavery, was also an activist in other movements such as women's and civil rights and religious reform. Never tiring in battle, he was 'irrepressible, uncompromising, and inflammatory.' He antagonized many, including some of his fellow reformers. There were also many who loved and respected him. But he was never overlooked.
Download or read book Harvard Guide to American History written by Frank Freidel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.
Download or read book The Letters of William Cullen Bryant written by William Cullen Bryant and published by Fordham University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of William Cullen Bryant's letters opens in 1836 as he has just returned to New York from an extended visit to Europe to resume charge of the New York Evening Post, brought near to failure during his absence by his partner William Leggett's mismanagement. At the period's close, Bryant has found in John Bigelow an able editorial associate and astute partner, with whose help he has brought the paper close to its greatest financial prosperity and to national political and cultural influence. Bryant's letters lf the years between show the versatility of his concern with the crucial political, social, artistic, and literary movements of his time, and the varied friendships he enjoyed despite his preoccupation with a controversial daily paper, and with the sustenance of a poetic reputation yet unequaled among Americans. As president of the New York Homeopathic Society, in letters and editorials urging widespread public parks, and in his presidency of the New York Society for the Abolition of the Punishment of Death, he gave attention to public health, recreation, and order. He urged the rights of labor, foreign and religious minorities, and free African Americans; his most powerful political effort of the period was in opposition to the spread of slavery through the conquest of Mexico. An early commitment to free trade in material goods was maintained in letters and editorials, and to that in ideas by his presidency of the American Copyright Club and his support of the efforts of Charles Dickens and Harriet Martineau to secure from the United States Congress and international copyright agreement. Bryant's first visit to Great Britain came at the height of his poetic and journalistic fame in 1845, bringing him into cordial intimacy with members of Parliament, scientists, journalists, artists, and writers. In detailed letters to his wife, published here for the first time, he describes the pleasures he took in breakfasting with the literary patron Samuel Rogers and the American minister Edward Everett, boating on the Thames with artists and with diarist Henry Crabb Robinson, spending an evening in the home of Leigh Hunt, and calling on the Wordsworths at Rydal Mount as well as in the distinctions paid him at a rally of the Anti-Corn-Law League in Covent Garden Theatre, and at the annual meeting in Cambridge of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Equally fresh are most of the letters to prominent Americans, many of them his close friends, such as the two Danas, Bancroft, Cole, Cooper, Dewey, Dix, Downing, Durand, Forrest, Greenough, Irving, Longfellow, Simms, Tilden, Van Buren, and Weir. His letters to the Evening Post recounting his observations and experiences during travels abroad and in the South, West, and Northeast of the United States, which were copied widely in other newspapers and praised highly by many of their subscribers, are here made available to the present-day reader.
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Download or read book A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Companion written by Robert L. Gale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best remembered today as the author of The Song of Hiawatha, Longfellow continues to be one of the most popular poets in American literary history. This book is a guide to his life and writings. A brief introductory essay overviews Longfellow's life and accomplishments. A chronology then summarizes the chief events in his career. Hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries follow, discussing individual poems, his other writings, his family members and professional associates, and topics related to his life and literary achievements. Entries list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. Longfellow has also enjoyed fame worldwide; in England, his poems outsold those of Browning and Tennyson. In addition to being a gifted poet, Longfellow had a brilliant career as a college professor. He wrote numerous critical works and translations, and was also a leading American Dante scholar. He frequently wrote letters, and his admirers often sought his advice on personal and professional matters.
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Download or read book Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson Volume VII 1838 1842 written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eight regular journals and three miscellaneous notebooks of this volume is the record of fusions. This period of his life closes, as it opened, with 'acquiescence and optimism.'
