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  1. WebMar 18, 1999 · Political Affiliation: Liberal Republican Party. Horace Greeley (born Feb. 3, 1811, Amherst, N.H., U.S.—died Nov. 29, 1872, …

  2. WebHorace Greeley, (born Feb. 3, 1811, Amherst, N.H., U.S.—died Nov. 29, 1872, New York, N.Y., U.S.), U.S. newspaper editor and political leader. Greeley was a printer’s apprentice in Vermont before moving to New …

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    He wrote countless editorials and several books, and is perhaps best known for a famous quote he probably did not originate: “Go west, young man.” Horace Greeley was born on February 3, 1811, in Amherst, New Hampshire. He received irregular schooling, typical of the time, and became an apprentice at a newspaper in Vermont as a teenager.
    At 14, he left school to become a printer’s apprentice in East Poultney, Vt. He then became a printer in Erie, Pa., before moving to New York City with $10 to his name. By 1841 the daily newspaper was a relatively new phenomenon, one that Horace Greeley viewed with contempt. Newspapers were sensationalist, partisan party organs.
    He died soon after losing the 1872 election. He wrote countless editorials and several books, and is perhaps best known for a famous quote he probably did not originate: “Go west, young man.” Horace Greeley was born on February 3, 1811, in Amherst, New Hampshire.
    Horace Greeley thought he could fix American newspapers—a medium that had been transformed by the emergence of an urban popular journalism that was bold in its claims, sensational in its content, and, in Greeley’s estimation, utterly derelict in its responsibilities.
  4. Horace Greeley Writes ‘Go West, Young Man,’ and Lots …

    WebApr 11, 2014 · Learn about Horace Greeley, the founder of the influential New-York Tribune, who fought for abolition, labor rights and homesteading. Discover his eccentricities, his famous editorial and his legacy in New …

  5. Greeley, Horace (1811-1872) | Harvard Square Library

    WebLearn about Horace Greeley, a self-educated Universalist who founded the New York Tribune and campaigned for the presidency in 1872. Explore his life, work, and views on slavery, woman's rights, and western development.

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