Walt Whitman''s Civil War

From a mosiac of materials-newspaper dispatches, letters, notebooks, published and unpublished works-as well as 36 of Whitman's great war poems, Lowenfels has created a thrilling and unique document on the Civil War.

List of contents

* Pivotal to the Rest * Beat! Beat! Drums! (At the outbreak of the war.) * The Dense Brigades March On (Down at the front.) * By Broad Potomacs Shore (Washington scenes.) * The Great Army of the Wounded * Dear Love of Comrades * Dearest Mother * O My Soldiers, My Veterans! * Prisoners and Escapes * Ethiopia Saluting the Colors * O Magnet South! * Of the Corps and Generals * Memories of President Lincoln * The Real War Will Never Get In the Books

About the author

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.

Summary

In 1863 Walt Whitman first proposed to the publisher John Redpath a book about his Civil War experiences. It was never published. But in a draft prospectus Whitman described "a new book... with its fr

Product details

• Authors: Nan Braymer, Walter Lowenfels, Lowenfels Walter, Walt Whitman
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1989
• EAN: 9780306803550
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80355-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)