The following text field will produce suggestions that follow it as you type.

Loading Inventory...

Coles

Whitman in Washington by Kenneth M. Price, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Kenneth M. Price

Current price: $38.50
Whitman in Washington by Kenneth M. Price, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Whitman in Washington by Kenneth M. Price, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Whitman in Washington by Kenneth M. Price, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Kenneth M. Price

Current price: $38.50
Loading Inventory...

Size: 25.4 x 216 x 400

Buy OnlineGet it at Coles
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Coles
During Walt Whitman's decade in Washington, DC, 1863-1873, he labored intensely, at times seeming to have three lives at once. He wrote the most distinguished journalism of his career; came into his own as a writer of letters; crafted memorable Civil War poetry, Drum-Taps and Sequel toDrum-Taps and later folded it into heavily revised and expanded versions of Leaves of Grass; and produced his searching but also flawed critique of American culture, Democratic Vistas. Whitman's work through the first three editions of Leaves often receives the highest praise, yet his writing in theWashington years is exceptional, too, by any reckoning - and is all the more remarkable given that he also cared for thousands of wounded and sick soldiers in Washington hospitals, serving as an attentive visitor. In addition, he served as a government clerk in various positions, most notably in theattorney general's office when much was accomplished on the road toward a multi-racial democracy including efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Klan, and much was also missed (both by the attorney general's office and by Whitman) in the efforts to advance a more just and vibrant union. This book analyses Whitman's integrated life, writings, and government work in his urban context to re-evaluate the writer and the nation's capital in a time of transformation. Drawing on an expanded Whitman corpus, including nearly 3, 000 Whitman documents the author recently identified in theNational Archives, Whitman in Washington demonstrates that the power of Whitman's Civil War and Reconstruction writing emerges, more fully than we could ever before have imagined, from his intimate knowledge of the capital city, its bureaucracies, and its tumultuous post-war history. | Whitman in Washington by Kenneth M. Price, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

More About Coles at Village Green Shopping Centre

Find everything in-store including new, used and children’s books, music, movies, games and toys. Visit Coles today to find the perfect gift, or a novel for yourself. COVID-19 UPDATE: Open | Regular Centre Hours

Powered by Adeptmind