William Jolliff Professor of English at George Fox University has selected 55 of John Greenleaf Whittier s more than 500 poems with the intention of turning Quaker (and other) readers into Whittier fans. His guiding focus for this edition is readability by contemporaries. A biographical and critical introduction and the identification of themes in introductions to each section are important guides. William Jolliff s brief introductions to the poems themselves give specific historical background and interpretive help when necessary. Includes Snow-Bound Ichabod Telling the Bees The Barefoot Boy Skipper Ireson s Ride and In the Old South.