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Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition

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Based on 36,730 Ratings and 1,324 Reviews

Book Description
When Walt Whitman self-published "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, he rocked the literary world and forever changed the course of poetry. In subsequent editions, Whitman continued to revise and expand his poems--but none matched the raw power and immediacy of the first edition. This beautifully designed volume presents the 1855 "Leaves of Grass" in its entirety, unchanged, along with Ralph Waldo Emerson'... More
Book Information
PublisherCreateSpace
BindingPaperback (256 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages160
ISBN-101449505716
ISBN-13978-1449505714
Publication Date09/03/2009
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About Walt Whitman (Author) : Walt Whitman is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Walt Whitman include The Greatest American Poetry, Song of Myself, El Astro... more
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4/11/2010 Bruce Stacy said: Written by ann ancestor (cousin)
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