In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892)
In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892)
Overview
The poet moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers but is disillusioned by the Gilded Age after the war. He recovers from a debilitating stroke to live out his days in Camden NJ, where he continues to write poetry.