Walt Whitman's New Orleans : sidewalk sketches & newspaper rambles / edited, with an introduction, by Stefan Schöberlein.

"Scholars and biographers often mention Walt Whitman's short stint in New Orleans-three months in the spring of 1848-as a crucial moment of literary and personal development, with some of the author's most celebrated poems showing distinct influences of the city. Working for the local...

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Main Author: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Other Authors: Schöberlein, Stefan (Editor)
Other title:Works. Selections
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022]
Series:Library of Southern civilization.
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