Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62) and index.
Summary:
"Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman would often see Lincoln{u2019}s carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet{u2019}s mind, and Lincoln{u2019}s grace under pressure was something Whitman returned to again and again in his poetry. Whitman witnessed Lincoln{u2019}s second inauguration and mourned along with America as Lincoln{u2019}s funeral train wound its way across the landscape to his final resting place."--Amazon.com.
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