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Walt Whitman & American Poetry trivia.

Trace Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, its changing editions, Civil War writing and the literary importance of Emerson’s 1855 letter.

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Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass: Ten Questions

Test the original 1855 Leaves of Grass, Emerson’s letter, Civil War poetry and Whitman’s long revision history.

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READWalt Whitman Trivia: Leaves of Grass and a Changing AmericaDiscover why Whitman kept revising Leaves of Grass, what Emerson wrote in 1855 and how the Civil War shaped his famous poetry.