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Available
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Publication
Oxford University Press (2001), 288 pages
Description
This biography recounts Walt Whitman's experiences of the American Civil War. For nearly three years, the erstwhile poet immersed himself in the devastation of the war, tending to thousands of wounded soldiers and recording his experience with immediacy and compassion.
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LibraryThing member jwhenderson
Morris has created a thrilling narrative and compelling portrait of one of the greatest of American poets. Focusing on Whitman's time spent as nurse and chronicler of the Civil War the work presents a particularly thorough and informative account of his activities during that period. Overall it is
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a balanced and insightful portrait of a complex man discovering himself and his poetry through the injured sons of the nation he loved. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English