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Walt Whitman · 1882 · 372 pages

DiariesCivilizationAmerican PoetsJuvenile literatureAmerican AuthorsPoets, biography

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Published in 1882, Whitman's uniquely revealing impressions of the people, places, and events of his time, principally the Civil War era and its aftermath, offer a rare excursion into the mind and heart of one of America's greatest poets. His intimate observations and reflections have profoundly deepened understanding of 19th-century American life.

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