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Walt Whitman

by Gary Schmidgall · 1997

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Through careful examination of contemporary sources and Walt Whitman's own writing, including his letters and personal journals, this groundbreaking biography explores the life of one of America's greatest poets through his homosexuality and fraternal friendships.

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gaygayMore like thisLess of this
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19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 428 pages

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