Drum-Taps by Walt Whitman
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"Drum-Taps" by Walt Whitman is a poetry collection published in May 1865. Born from Whitman's experiences tending wounded soldiers during the American Civil War, these poems capture both patriotic fervor and the brutal realities of battle. Written "by fits and starts, on the field, in the hospitals," the collection reflects the poet's profound transformation through years of caring for casualties. A sequel followed months later, including the famous Lincoln elegy "O Captain!
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| Author | Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 |
|---|---|
| Title | Drum-Taps |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum-Taps |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Distributed Proofreading HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | War poetry, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8801 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | May 2, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1329 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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