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Whitman, Walt

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  1. A nineteenth-century American poet. His principal work is Leaves of Grass, a collection of poems that celebrates nature, democracy, and individualism.


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The earthiness of Whitman's poetry shocked many readers of his time.

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Whitman, Walt: his enumerations, 325, 326; journal, 344, 346.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Whitman, Walt, on the world's greatest books, 113, 114.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman

Whitman, Walt, volunteer nurse, pen picture of war, 247.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

Whitman, Walt, 24, 86, 108-109, 115, 132, 134, 187, 190-191, 227 257.

From ?mile Verhaeren by Zweig, Stefan

The volume contains the following by Walt Whitman: Walt Whitman and his Poems, pp. 13-21.

From The Bibliography of Walt Whitman by Shay, Frank

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