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Author:

Anderson, Kirsten.

Title:

Who was Walt Whitman? by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

Publisher:

Penguin Workshop,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

108 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Juvenile literature.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Poets, American--19th century--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Poets, American--Biography.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Biographies.
Poets, American.
Juvenile works.
YOUTH NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
YOUTH NONFICTION / Poetry / General
YOUTH NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century

Notes:

Who was Walt Whitman? -- Long Island to Brooklyn -- City life -- Leaves of grass -- Sprouting leaves -- Life during wartime -- The good gray poet -- Friends from Britain -- Camden -- Banned in Boston -- Mickle Street -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

Summary:

Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, editor, and schoolteacher. But today, he's recognized as one of America's founding poets, a man who changed American literature forever. Throughout his life, Walt journeyed everywhere, from New York to New Orleans, Washington D.C. to Denver, taking in all that America had to offer.

Series:

Who Was...?

ISBN:

0399543988 (pbk.) :
9780399543982 (pbk.) :

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