Civil War Poetry and Prose Contributor(s): Whitman, Walt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486285073 ISBN-13: 9780486285078 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: A superb selection of poems, letters and prose from the war years. "O Captain! My Captain!," "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," "Adieu to a Soldier," many other letters and prose works. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
Dewey: 811.3 |
LCCN: 95000607 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5" W x 8" (0.17 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Walt Whitman experienced the agonies of the Civil War firsthand, working, in his forties, as a dedicated volunteer throughout the conflict in Washington's overcrowded, understaffed military hospitals. This superb selection of his poems, letters, and prose from the war years, filled with the sights and sounds of war and its ugly aftermath, express a vast and powerful range of emotions. |