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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 21 1 Browse Search
William Alexander Linn, Horace Greeley Founder and Editor of The New York Tribune 13 1 Browse Search
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley 11 1 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 4 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
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William Alexander Linn, Horace Greeley Founder and Editor of The New York Tribune, Chapter 2: first experiences in New York city-the New Yorker (search)
st devolved on him who now addresses its readers. At times he has been aided in the literary department by gentlemen of decided talent and eminence [including Park Benjamin, Henry J. Raymond, in a letter to R. W. Griswold, from Burlington, Vt., October 31, 1839, said: I am sorry Benjamin has left the New Yorker. If he had exerBenjamin has left the New Yorker. If he had exerted himself but a little he could have made that infinitely the best weekly in the United States. Who will Greeley associate with him? I hope (but do not expect) that he will get one to fill B.'s place. The Sentinel here a few weeks since undertook to use up Benjamin instanter on account of his critique of Irving. I gave it a Benjamin instanter on account of his critique of Irving. I gave it a decent rap for it in the Free Press, and since that they have let B. alone and gone to pommeling me. C. H. Hoffman, and R. W. Griswold]; at others the entire conduct has rested with him. A glance at the file of this journal will show what a capacity for work its editor had. Greeley's idea of what a man should do in the way of
William Alexander Linn, Horace Greeley Founder and Editor of The New York Tribune, Chapter 4: the founding of the New York Tribune (search)
h over the codfish aristocracies, as he has called them for fifteen years. I remember very well a conversation between Mr. Horace Greeley and my father, Mr. Park Benjamin, during a railway journey which they were then taking to fulfill one of their numerous lecture engagements. Mr. Greeley came into the car where we were seatn a very disagreeable frame of mind. He seated himself, and having wrapped his legs in an old red blanket which he always carried with him, looked up and said: Benjamin, that man Bennett would disgrace a pigsty. I have told him so often enough for him to become convinced of the fact, but it is like water on a duck's back. Mr. Mr. Benjamin laughed, and replied: Greeley, you are the bigger fool of the two. Don't you see that those soedolagers of yours only serve to advertise him? The general public has no memory. If you want to make a man prominent in New York city abuse him. The public will forget in a few days all you said of him, and will merely remem
William Alexander Linn, Horace Greeley Founder and Editor of The New York Tribune, Index (search)
Index A. Abolitionists, defined, 124; ultra views of, 125-127; Greeley on, 128, 129, 135, 136, 156, 178. Adams, Charles Francis, candidate before the Liberal Republican Convention, 235. Adams-Jackson campaign, 16. American Laborer (magazine), 115. B. Banking, Greeley on, in New Yorker, 35-38. Banks speakership contest, 166. Bates, Edward, Greeley's candidate for presidential nomination, 179. Beggars, Greeley's experience with, 106-108. Benjamin, Park, work on New Yorker, 29; advice to Greeley, 67. Bennett, James Gordon, offer to Greeley, 26; Greeley on, 67. Blaine, J. G., motion for amnesty, 220. Blunt, Joseph, 115. Brisbane, Albert, Greeley's support of, 79-84. Brook Farm, 81. Brown, B. Gratz, leader in Liberal Republican movement, 227, 228 ; candidate for presidential nomination, 235; withdrawal in favor of Greeley, 241-243. Brown, John, raid, 168. Bryant, William Cullen, 200, 248. C. Calhoun, John C., for Texas annexation