whitman, walt

A collection of poetry, letters, and prose by Walt Whitman that were inspired by the Civil War.

Biography of Walt Whitman whose poetry in "Leaves of Grass" reflected the great changes that took place in nineteenth-century America.

A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spirit in verse.