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Long before he was a celebrated poet, Walt Whitman was a working journalist. Yet for decades, much of his journalism has been difficult to access or even find. For the first time,
Walt Whitman's Selected Journalism thematically and chronologically organises a compelling selection of Whitman's journalism from the late 1830s to the Civil War.
About the author
Douglas A. Noverr is a professor emeritus in the department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and the American Studies graduate program at Michigan State University. He is currently the coordinator at international conferences for the Popular Culture and American Culture Association. His research and publications span the fields of sports history and culture, film history, popular culture, and American literature. He is the author of
Michigan State University: The Rise at a Research University and the New Millennium, 1970-2005 and the coeditor of
The Complete Journalism of Walt Whitman, volumes I and II. He lives in East Lansing, Michigan.
Jason Stacy is an associate professor of United States history at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is the author of
Walt Whitman's Multitudes: Labor Reform and Persona in Whitman's Journalism and the First Leaves of Grass
, 1840-1855 and editor of
Leaves of Grass, 1860: the 150th Anniversary Facsimile Edition. He lives in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Summary
Long before he was a celebrated poet, Walt Whitman was a working journalist. Yet for decades, much of his journalism has been difficult to access or even find. For the first time, Walt Whitman’s Selected Journalism thematically and chronologically organises a compelling selection of Whitman’s journalism from the late 1830s to the Civil War.
