Title: Specimen days
Subtitle: & Collect
First published: 1882
Description: Published in 1882, Whitman's uniquely revealing impressions of the people, places, and events of his time, principally the Civil War era and its aftermath, offer a rare excursion into the mind and heart of one of America's greatest poets. His intimate observations and reflections have profoundly deepened understanding of 19th-century American life.
Subjects: Diaries, Civilization, American Poets, Juvenile literature, American Authors, Poets, biography, United states, civilization, 19th century, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, History, Personal narratives, Hospitals, Description and travel
Places: United States
People: Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
Time periods: 19th century