Greeley, Horace

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1. A journalist and political leader of the nineteenth century, known for his strong opinions. He ran unsuccessfully for president just before his death. A favorite phrase of his was “Go west, young man.”

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Greeley, Horace

Greeley, Horace, on the conduct of the Baltimore authorities, 76, 77.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William

Greeley, Horace, extract from Address of, on free schools, 267.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Mayhew, Ira

Greeley, Horace, votes for Taylor, 82; helps prolong Whig organization in N. Y., 115; sketch of, 140; opposes Seward in Republican convention.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

Greeley, Horace, vii, 409; xiii, 183; on farming, xi, 387; at Girard College, xi, 123; influence of, vi, 155; in prison, vi, 170; on Sam Staples, viii, 403; quoted, i, 200.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

Greeley, Horace, 159, 180, 181, 187; Cooper's libel suits with, 197, 198.

From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford