[DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman - Wikipedia [PAR] Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A 
humanist, he was a ... Born in Huntington on Long Island, Whitman worked as a 
journalist, ... Spooner, editor of the leading Whig weekly newspaper the Long-
Island Star. ... As early as 1850, he began writing what would become Leaves of 
Grass,... [DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman - Journalist, Poet - Biography.com [PAR] Dec 5, 2015 ... His most famous collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass," caused a stir ... Walt 
Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, Long Island, New York. ... At 
the age of three, the young Walt moved with his family to Brooklyn, ... In 1846 he 
became editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a prominent newspaper,... [DOC] [TLE] Free ebooks written by Whitman Walt. Read books online at ... [PAR] Born on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government ... 
Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass, was first published in 1855 with his own 
money. ... He died at age 72 and his funeral became a public spectacle. ... of 
Alden Spooner, editor of the leading Whig weekly newspaper the Long-Island 
Star. [DOC] [TLE] Walter "Walt" Whitman (1819 - 1892) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Jul 6, 2016 ... Born on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, ... He died at 
age 72 and his funeral became a public spectacle.[2][3] ... editor of the leading 
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to hire the author of such a disreputable book as Leaves of Grass.[69]. [DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman - Walt Whitman Biography - Poem Hunter [PAR] Born on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government ... 
He died at age 72 and his funeral became a public spectacle. ... of Alden 
Spooner, editor of the leading Whig weekly newspaper the Long-Island Star. ... 
As early as 1850, he began writing what would become Leaves of Grass, a 
collection of... [DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman | Biography of the Great American Poet - 19th Century ... [PAR] Walt Whitman in 1855 from the original edition of Leaves of Grass - Library of ... 
When he died in 1892 at the age of 72 his death was front-page news across ... In 
1838, while still in his teens, he founded a weekly newspaper on Long Island. ... 
In the mid-1840s Whitman became the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, but his
... [DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] For about five years, beginning in 1836, he taught school, on Long Island; during 
this time he also founded the weekly newspaper Long-Islander. [DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman's Biography | Scholastic.com [PAR] He worked as a printer until 1836, when he began teaching on Long Island. ... By 
the age of 19, he was both a teacher and a newspaper writer and editor. ... 
Leaves of Grass became Whitman's lifework, and he continued to issue new 
editions... [DOC] [TLE] Walt Whitman | American poet | Britannica.com [PAR] No publisher's name, no author's name appeared on the first edition in 1855. ... 
Though little appreciated upon its appearance, Leaves of Grass was warmly ... In 
January 1865 he became a clerk in the Department of the Interior; in May he was 
... Whitman was ill in 1872, probably as a result of long-experienced emotional... [DOC] [TLE] L.I. Sings the Songs of Walt Whitman - NYTimes.com [PAR] Apr 5, 1992 ... But the narrow literary landscape of the 19th century could not contain ... Like the 
Whitman persona, the pariah "Leaves of Grass" was a .... the author of "
Paumanok Rising," about the impact of Long Island on its poets and painters, 
said: .... newspapers and started The Long Islander, a weekly in Huntington,... [DOC] [TLE] Free Whitman's Leaves of Grass Essays and Papers [PAR]

Question: At age 19 this "Leaves of Grass" author became editor of The Long Islander, a weekly newspaper
Answer: Whitman