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245 10 a| Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.h| [electronic resource] :b| the Civil War and America's great poet /c| Garrett Peck ; foreword by Martin G. Murray, founder of the Washington Friends of Walt Whitman.;

260 a| Charleston, SC :b| History Press,c| 2015.;

300 a| 190 pages :b| illustrations, map ;c| 23 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| Walt Whitman was already famous for Leaves of Grass when he journeyed to the nation's capital at the height of the Civil War to find his brother George, a Union officer wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Whitman eventually served as a volunteer "hospital missionary," making more than six hundred hospital visits and serving over eighty thousand sick and wounded soldiers in the next three years. With the 1865 publication of Drum-Taps, Whitman became poet laureate of the Civil War, aligning his legacy with that of Abraham Lincoln. He remained in Washington until 1873 as a federal clerk, engaging in a dazzling literary circle and fostering his longest romantic relationship, with Peter Doyle. Author Garrett Peck details the definitive account of Walt Whitman's decade in the nation's capital.;

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Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C. the Civil War and America's great poet / Garrett Peck ; foreword by Martin G. Murray, founder of the Washington Friends of Walt Whitman.

Author/creator	Peck, Garrett
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Charleston, SC : History Press, 2015.
Description	190 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Poets, American--Washington (D.C.). Washington (D.C.)--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. Washington (D.C.)--History. --19th century. United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.

Abstract	Walt Whitman was already famous for Leaves of Grass when he journeyed to the nation's capital at the height of the Civil War to find his brother George, a Union officer wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Whitman eventually served as a volunteer "hospital missionary," making more than six hundred hospital visits and serving over eighty thousand sick and wounded soldiers in the next three years. With the 1865 publication of Drum-Taps, Whitman became poet laureate of the Civil War, aligning his legacy with that of Abraham Lincoln. He remained in Washington until 1873 as a federal clerk, engaging in a dazzling literary circle and fostering his longest romantic relationship, with Peter Doyle. Author Garrett Peck details the definitive account of Walt Whitman's decade in the nation's capital.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014959296
ISBN	9781626199736 (paperback)
ISBN	1626199736 (paperback)

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