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Christophorus Castanis

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An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Greek Languages: Containing Remarks on the Accents, Pronunciation and Versification of the Greek Languages, with Historical Notices, Etc. To which is Added Extracts from Modern Greek Authors; Christopoulos on Versification; an Oration Delivered Before the New York
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The Greek Exile; or, A Narrative of the Captivity and Escape of Christophorus Plato Castanis, During the Massacre on the Island of Scio, by the Turks, Together with Various Adventures in Greece and America
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The History of the Order of AHEPA (The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association), 1922–1972: Including the Greeks in the New World, and Immigration to the United States
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Birgül Koçak Oksev, "Meaning and Context: Anglo-American Perception of the Ottoman Slave Markets Through the Greek Question in the Abolition Era",
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Oriental Amusing, Instructive, and Moral Literary Dialogues: Comprising the Love and Disappointment of a Turk of Rank in the City of Washington
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Oriental Amusing, Instructive, and Moral Literary Dialogues: Comprising the Love and Disappointment of a Turk of Rank in the City of Washington
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and Foteini Tomai, verify this, although question the nature of their 'orphan' status. Castanis married American Rutha H. Clark in
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The Greek Boy and the Sunday-School: Comprising ceremonies of the Greek church, mode of baptism, communion, picture-worship, etc.
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Interpretations of the Attributes of the Principal Fabulous Deities: With an Essay on the History of Mythology
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emigrated to the United States in similar circumstances during this period. Some modern scholars, including
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family, and was one of eight siblings. He was privately educated and one of his tutors was a member of the
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Evangelia Kindinger, "’Only Stones and Stories Remain’: Greek American (Travel) Writing about Greece",
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on 1 April 1814 and lived much of his life in the United States. He published an autobiography titled
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See included primary source collection on Castanias, which includes Castanis' marriage certificate
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Yiorgos D Kalogeras (Kaloyeras), "’Eleni’: Hellenizing the subject, westernizing the discourse",
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A Love Tale: The Jewish Maiden of Scio's Citadel; or, The Eastern Star, and the Albanian Chief
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Christophorus Plato Castanis, "Caroussis: An Authentic Sketch of the Massacre at Scio",
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Maureen Connors Santelli, "5. Abolitionism, Reform, and Philhellenic Rhetoric", in
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The 1821 Greek War of Independence and America's Contributions to the Greek Cause
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Maureen Connors Santelli, "3. Philhellenism Joins with American Benevolence",
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See: William Miller, "Additions to Modern Greek History in the ’Gennadeion’",
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Peter W Topping, "Modern Greek Studies and Materials in the United States",
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Maureen Connors Santelli, "4. Philhellenes Clash with American Commerce",
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sympathies in behalf of Greece and Turkey, as well as of discussing some
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Legislature; and a Guide to Acquire a Knowledge of the Modern Greek
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1821: Τα ορφανά, ο Φιλελληνισμός και οι παρεμβάσεις των ξένων
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Modern Greece and the Diaspora Greeks in the United States
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Modern Greece and the Diaspora Greeks in the United States
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Castanis arrived in New York City in 1831, and attended
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Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States
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on 22 October 1844. Castanis died in the US in 1866.
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See included primary source collection on Castanias
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Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies
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According to Castanis, around forty 686:Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece 274:newspaper reported on his 1849 book, 7: 919:Greek slaves from the Ottoman Empire 569:International Journal of Turcologia 684:, 26 March 2021; Gonda Van Steen, 447:see the section on Vrontados here. 385:, John Putnam, Boston, 1849–1850. 254:Mount Pleasant Classical Institute 25: 758:(behind paywall) at Project Muse. 181:, and his emigration to America. 871:American Traveller Vol. 3 No. 55 752:Journal of Mediterranean Studies 495:(Pennsylvania State University). 39: 617:Journal of Modern Greek Studies 457:Castanis, Christophorus Plato, 189:Castanis was born to a wealthy 114: 401:Christophorus Plato Castanis, 391:Christophorus Plato Castanis, 381:Christophorus Plato Castanis, 371:Christophorus Plato Castanis, 361:Christophorus Plato Castanis, 350:Christophorus Plato Castanis, 1: 602:The Journal of Modern History 934:19th-century Greek Americans 571:, 10(19), Spring 2015, 5–26. 443:Christophorus Plato Castanis 127:Christophorus Plato Castanis 79:1866 (aged 51–52) 45:Christophorus Plato Castanis 33:Christophorus Plato Castanis 18:Christophorus Plato Castanis 924:Writers of slave narratives 478:(University of Regensburg). 294:Other Greek American Slaves 137:; 1814–1866; also known as 135:Χριστόφορος Πλάτων Καστανής 960: 769:The First Greeks of Boston 728:The First Greeks of Boston 604:, 9(1), 1937, 56 onwards. 800:10.1515/9781501715808-007 742:Evangelia Kindinger, "Of 699:, 29 March 1971, p. 8480: 695:"Extensions of Remarks", 650:10.1515/9781501715808-006 635:10.1515/9781501715808-005 487:Vicky Johnson Gatzouras, 134: 38: 845:"Pamphlets of the Day", 754:, 20(2), 2011, 389–415; 619:, 10(2), 1992, 197–204: 375:, Philergomathia, 1845. 828:Untitled announcement, 809:, 15, 1940–41, 414–42; 161:. Castanis was born at 864:"The Little Greek Boy" 771:, Boston, April 2011: 730:, Boston, April 2011: 558:, 68–70, 92 & 100. 474:, 12, 2011; available 230:John Celivergos Zachos 197:. In 1822, during the 139:Christophoros Castanis 690:See book preview here 157:academic, author and 147:Christoforos Kastanis 767:Emmanuel Paraschos, 726:Emmanuel Paraschos, 327:James Jakob Williams 305:George Colvocoresses 929:19th-century slaves 397:See in Google books 387:See in Google books 377:See in Google books 367:See in Google books 357:See in Google books 346:See in Google books 256:. He also attended 222:Samuel Gridley Howe 909:Classical scholars 899:Writers from Chios 266:Greek Independence 783:George Kaloudis, 583:George J. 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Christophorus Plato Castanis

Chios
Ottoman Empire
Greek
Ottoman Greek
classicist
Livadia
Chios
Chios massacre
Ottoman slavery
Chiot
Filiki Eteria
Chios massacre
Islam
Cephalonian
Nafplio
abolitionist
Philhellene
Samuel Gridley Howe
Garafilia Mohalbi
John Celivergos Zachos
Greek orphans
Gonda Van Steen
Worcester, MA
Mount Pleasant Classical Institute
Yale
Amherst College
Greek Independence
The Republic

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