A collection of poems by the respected New England poet of the 19th century. He was a Quaker who opposed slavery and other injustices in his writing. The title poem, 'Snow-Bound,' had its origins as Whittier’s attempt to recreate his farm boyhood and to memorialize now-dead family members, like his mother and sister Elizabeth. Other poems in this volume include: 'The Quaker of the Olden Time,' 'Sunset on the Bear Camp,' 'The Tent on the Beach,' 'Ichabod,' 'A Sea-Dream,' etc. As the voice of the New England villager and farmer prior to industrialization, his work portrays an important period in American history.