American poet and diplomat Joel Barlow (1754-1812) is remembered as one of the Connecticut wits. He moved beyond New England to become one of the most cosmopolitan men of his generation.Joel Barlow, b...
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In the opening years of the nineteenth century, Joel Barlow designed his epic poem, The Columbiad (1807), with this end in view: to "encourage and strengthen" republican institutions in the new nation...
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Joel Barlow
Joel Barlow