Today in history
Subtitle: February 9
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; In literature; Assassination
Other titles: February 9; O captain! my captain!
Description: Presents information about Walt Whitman and his poem, O captain! my captain!, written in response to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The poem originally appeared in the compendium, Leaves of grass, but on February 9, 1888 Whitman notified the publishers of The Riverside literature series no. 32 of their errors in the printing of the poem. Highlights the outpouring of grief over the death of President Lincoln, including examples of nineteenth century songs written to commemorate his death.
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