A CT history professor revisits the memorable election of 1884, 'one of the dirtiest in U.S. history,' which inspired a poem ...

I first made acquaintance with Whitman's writings ... I bring to you no proud poem,' " I replied. O'Connor cried out, in his vehement way, "That's so, Walt, -- that's so!" "I think you are right ...

In the second episode of The Long and Short, Mark and Seamus turn to Walt Whitman's ‘Song of Myself’, from Leaves of Grass (1855), for Mark ‘one of the most exciting things literature has to offer’.

When George's name was published on a list of wounded soldiers in the newspapers in December 1862, Walt ... Whitman was devastated. Just as the book was going to press, he inserted a short new ...

If you’re like most people these days, if asked what the best poetry books are out there right now ... So, if you want to appreciate poetry, you have to respect the roots. Buy at Amazon Modern ...

Walt Whitman's small notebook, now disbound, had this black leather cover when the poet carried it in his coat pocket. Whitman first saw Lincoln when the president-elect visited New York on his ...

On the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we present this commemorative issue featuring Atlantic stories by Mark Twain, ...

I love introducing kids to ordinary people who did amazing things by reading picture book biographies for kids. Don't you?

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246 Old Walt Whitman Road ... Interpretive Center Here visitors can delve deeply into Whitman’s life and poetry through a series of engaging exhibits that trace the poet’s development from ...

From James Joyce to Albert Camus, Marilyn Monroe's extensive personal library contained over 400 books from all genres and eras.

The wealthiest families of yore didn't summer in Ibiza or Lake Como – they vacationed in Long Island. Not so long ago, Long Island was the refuge of the Bouviers, Jacqueline Kennedy's family, at the ...