Specimen days and Collect
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Brooklyn ; Melville House Publishing, [2014].
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Book
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9781612193861, 1612193862
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xxi, 454 pages ; 21 cm.
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Published
Brooklyn ; Melville House Publishing, [2014].
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English
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9781612193861, 1612193862

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Previously published: Philadelphia : Rees Welsh & Co., 1882-'83 [i.e. 1882].
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"Whitman's uniquely revealing impressions of the people, places, and events of his time. One of the most creative and individual poets America has produced, Walt Whitman was also a prolific diarist, note-taker, and essayist whose intimate observations and reflections have profoundly deepened understanding of nineteenth-century American life. Specimen Days and Collect, first published in 1882, is a choice collection of Whitman's uniquely revealing impressions of the people, places, and events of his time, principally the era of the Civil War and its aftermath. On page after page, a vast panorama of American life unfolds, and with it rare glimpse of Whitman as poet, empathetic observer, and romantic wanderer. From his years as a wartime nurse in Washington, D.C., come touching glimpses of the dead and dying in military hospitals, memories of Abraham Lincoln, and vivid impressions of the nation's capital in a time of great crisis. Whitman's travel yields memorable recollections of Boston, the Hudson Valley, a walk through Central Park, Niagara Falls, the City of Denver, and more. Along with the famed essay "Democratic Vistas," there are scenes from the poet's childhood, touching tributes to songbirds, wildflowers, friendship and freedom; impressions of the music of Beethoven, reflections on a last visit to Emerson, the deaths of Lincoln and Longfellow and the painful process of aging. Deeply felt and vividly expressed, Specimen Days and Collect is a richly rewarding experience, a rare excursion into the mind and heard of one of America's greatest poets--and the America his poetry so richly commemorated"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Whitman, W., Jamison, L., & Whitman, W. (2014). Specimen days and Collect . Melville House Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Leslie Jamison and Walt Whitman. 2014. Specimen Days and Collect. Melville House Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Leslie Jamison and Walt Whitman. Specimen Days and Collect Melville House Publishing, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Whitman, Walt, Leslie Jamison, and Walt Whitman. Specimen Days and Collect Melville House Publishing, 2014.

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