An edition of Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C. (2015)

Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.

the Civil War and America's great poet

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Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.
Garrett Peck, Garrett Peck
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An edition of Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C. (2015)

Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.

the Civil War and America's great poet

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Walt Whitman was already famous for Leaves of Grass when he journeyed to the nation's capital at the height of the Civil War to find his brother George, a Union officer wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Whitman eventually served as a volunteer "hospital missionary," making more than six hundred hospital visits and serving over eighty thousand sick and wounded soldiers in the next three years. With the 1865 publication of Drum-Taps, Whitman became poet laureate of the Civil War, aligning his legacy with that of Abraham Lincoln. He remained in Washington until 1873 as a federal clerk, engaging in a dazzling literary circle and fostering his longest romantic relationship, with Peter Doyle. Author Garrett Peck details the definitive account of Walt Whitman's decade in the nation's capital.

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History Press
Language
English
Pages
190

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Subjects

History, American Poets, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, Washington (d.c.), biography

People

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Places

United States, Washington (D.C.)

Times

Civil War, 1861-1865, 19th century
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Cover of: Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.
Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: the Civil War and America's great poet
2015, History Press
in English
Cover of: Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.
Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America's Great Poet
Mar 23, 2015, History Press Library Editions
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Cover of: Walt Whitman in Washington, D. C.
Walt Whitman in Washington, D. C.: The Civil War and America's Great Poet
2015, Arcadia Publishing
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.

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Charleston, SC

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.3
Library of Congress
PS3232 .P43 2015, PS3232.P43 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
190 pages
Number of pages
190

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL30390529M
ISBN 10
1626199736
ISBN 13
9781626199736
LCCN
2014959296
OCLC/WorldCat
899229789

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