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A comprehensive collection of Whitman's most beloved works of poetry, prose, and short stories

When Walt Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855 it was a slim volume of twelve poems and he was a journalist and poet from Long Island, little-known but full of ambition and poetic fire. To give a new voice to the new nation shaken by civil war, he spent his entire life... Read Full Overview

" An outstanding introduction to Whitman' s life and work. A biographical sketch and a description of the time period...preface this collection of 26 poems and excerpts. This superb volume can be used to teach literature or to show a variety of poetic devices and style." -- "School... Read Full Overview

" An outstanding introduction to Whitman' s life and work. A biographical sketch and a description of the time period...preface this collection of 26 poems and excerpts. This superb volume can be used to teach literature or to show a variety of poetic devices and style." -- "School... Read Full Overview