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The Biglow Papers are popular verses by James Russell Lowell, written in Yankee dialect, with the first series (1848) opposing the Mexican War and the second (1867) criticizing Confederate policy during the Civil War.

The Biglow Papers consists of two series of popular verses by James Russell Lowell, written in Yankee dialect. The first series (1848) opposed the Mexican War, and the second (1867) criticized the Confederacy's policies during the Civil War. Lowell, a noted critic and editor, also championed tradition and value in his prose essays.

Front the Bigelow Papers
Back two series of popular verses by James Russell Lowell, written in Yankee dialect
the first series 1848 opposes the Mexican war
the second 1867 attacks the policy of the confederate states in the civil war

About the author (2015)

James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819 - August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers. But Lowell's real strengths as a writer are better found in his prose essays than in his verse. A man great in literary learning (he was professor of belles-lettres at Harvard College for many years), wise and passionate in his commitments, he was a great upholder of tradition and value. His essays on the great writers of England and Europe still endure, distinguished not only by their astute insights into the literary classics of Western culture, but also by their spectacular style and stunning wit. Lowell graduated from Harvard College in 1838 and went on to earn a law degree from Harvard Law School. He published his first collection of poetry in 1841. Nor was Lowell merely a dweller in an ivory tower. In his youth, he worked passionately for the cause of abolition, risking his literary reputation for a principle that he saw as absolute. In his middle years, he was founding editor of the Atlantic Monthly and guided it during its early years toward its enormous success. In his final years, this great example of American character and style represented the United States first as minister to Spain (1877--80), and afterwards to Great Britain (1880--85). Lowell was married twice: First to the poet Mary White Lowell, who died of tuberculosis, and second to Frances Dunlap. He died on August 12, 1891, at his home, Elmwood. He was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

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