Screen LibraryWalt Whitman：words for America
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Scholastic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | 1 v. (unpaged): col. ill. ; 31 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0439357918 9780439357913 |
| Index Number: | K837 |
| CLC: | K837.125.6 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.6/W615K |
| Contents: | 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. Did you know that poet Walt Whitman was also a Civil War nurse? Devastated by his country dividing and compelled to service by his brother's war injury, Walt nursed all soldiers-Union & Confederate, black & white. By getting to know them through many intense and affecting experiences, he began to see a greater life purpose: His writing could give these men a voice, & in turn, achieve his greatest aspiration--to capture the true spirit of America. Dramatic, powerful, & deeply moving, this consummate portrait of Whitman will inspire readers to pick up their pens & open their hearts to humanity. |