Greeley, Horace

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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, 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, 225, 350, 351, 352, 355, 356.

From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian

Mr. Greeley, Horace knows more than I do.

From Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Eggleston, Edward