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Who was Walt Whitman?  Cover Image Book Book

Who was Walt Whitman? / by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

Anderson, Kirsten, (author.). Foley, Tim, 1962- (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780399543982
  • ISBN: 0399543988
  • ISBN: 9780399543999
  • ISBN: 0399543996
  • Physical Description: 108 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
An official Who HQ book!
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:
Who was Walt Whitman? -- Long Island to Brooklyn -- City life -- Leaves of grass -- Sprouting leaves -- Life during wartime -- The good gray poet -- Friends from Britain -- Camden -- Banned in Boston -- Mickle Street -- Timelines.
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 > Juvenile literature.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Poets, American > 19th century > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Poets, American > Biography.
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Genre: Biographies.
Biographies.
Poets, American.
Juvenile works.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
East Grand Forks Campbell Library J NF BIO WHITMAN 2021 (Text) 519632 Junior Nonfiction Available -

Summary: Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, editor, and schoolteacher. But today, he's recognized as one of America's founding poets, a man who changed American literature forever. Throughout his life, Walt journeyed everywhere, from New York to New Orleans, Washington D.C. to Denver, taking in all that America had to offer.

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