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"More relevant today than when they were written 150 years ago, Walt Whitman's soaring prose pieces on the American democratic spirit and his vision of a future American as a source of hope and a basis for national identity, are brought together, with an introduction by David Bromwich. For the first time Walt Whitman's essential prose writings on democracy are brought together in a standalone book. Gathered here are "The Eighteenth Presidency!," a Jeremiad written during the 1856 presidential campaign and Democratic Vistas (1871), in which he dramatizes his role as poet-prophet of a better America. Rounding out the volume are the essay "Origins of Attempted Secession" and shorter extracts from Specimen Days"--Provided by publisher.
The eighteenth presidency! -- Democratic vistas -- Origins of attempted secession -- from Specimen days. Opening of the Secession War ; National uprising and volunteering ; Contemptuous feeling ; Abraham Lincoln ; The inauguration ; Death of President Lincoln ; Calhoun's real monument ; The real war will never get in the books ; Upon our own land -- Notes.
Walt Whitman ; introduction by David Bromwich.