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Poetry in America. 1, The wound-dresser /

Explore Walt Whitman's "The Wound-Dresser," set in the battlefield infirmaries and operating theaters of 1860s Washington, D.C. Actor David Strathairn, playwright Tony Kushner, composer Matthew Aucoin, opera star Davóne Tines, physician-writers Rafael Campo and Abraham Verghese, and h...

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Other Authors: New, Elisa (Director), Strathairn, David (Speaker), Kushner, Tony (Speaker), Aucoin, Matthew, 1990- (Speaker), Tines, Davóne, 1986- (Speaker, Singer), Campo, Rafael (Speaker), Verghese, Abraham, 1955- (Speaker), Faust, Drew Gilpin (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892. > Drum-taps. > Selections.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Correspondence.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892
Drum-taps (Whitman, Walt)
American poetry.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Poetry.
Poésie américaine.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Poésie.
American poetry
United States
1861-1865
Documentary television programs
History
Personal correspondence
Poetry
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Explore Walt Whitman's "The Wound-Dresser," set in the battlefield infirmaries and operating theaters of 1860s Washington, D.C. Actor David Strathairn, playwright Tony Kushner, composer Matthew Aucoin, opera star Davóne Tines, physician-writers Rafael Campo and Abraham Verghese, and historian Drew Faust join Elisa New to discuss how the trauma of the Civil War shaped American history.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 10, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 minutes)
Playing Time:00:25:19