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The writing of this preliminary chapter, and the final survey and revision of my Whitman essay, I am making at a rustic house I have built at a wild place a mile or more from my home upon the river. I call this place Whitman Land, because in many ways it is typical of my poet,... Read Full Overview

Whitman, by John Burroughs, is a classic biography of the great American rustic poet, Walt Whitman. The writing of this preliminary chapter, and the final survey and revision of my Whitman essay, I am making at a rustic house I have built at a wild place a mile or more from my... Read Full Overview

The writing of this preliminary chapter, and the final survey and revision of my Whitman essay, I am making at a rustic house I have built at a wild place a mile or more from my home upon the river. I call this place Whitman Land, because in many ways it is typical of my poet,... Read Full Overview

Whitman a Study: The Writings of John Burroughs V10 is a book written by John Burroughs that focuses on the life and works of American poet Walt Whitman. The book is the tenth volume in a series of Burroughs' writings and provides a comprehensive analysis of Whitman's poetry... Read Full Overview

"Whitman" from John Burroughs. Naturalist and nature essayist (1827-1921).

This is John Burroughs' 1896 biographical treatise of Walt Whitman, "Whitman: A Study". It constitutes a profound and comprehensive insight into the mind and work of one of America's greatest poets by another of America's great men of letters. This fantastic book is highly recommended... Read Full Overview

John Burroughs was born April 3, 1837, near the town of Roxbury in the Catskill Mountains. Growing up on his parents' farm, he absorbed much of the nature and country life that he would later write about in his many volumes. He taught briefly, married, and during the Civil War... Read Full Overview