"The million dead, too, summ'd up" : Walt Whitman's Civil War writings / introduction and commentary by Ed Folsom and Christopher Merrill.

"This book is the first to offer a comprehensive selection of Walt Whitman's Civil War poetry and prose with a full commentary on each work. One of the most distinguished critics in Whitman Studies, Ed Folsom, and one of the nation's most prominent writers and literary figures, Christ...

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Main Author: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Other title:Works. Selections
Million dead, too, summed up.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2021]
Series:Iowa Whitman series.
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