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Specimen Days and Collect

by Walt Whitman

Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his experience serving as a nurse during the Civil War and travelling around America.

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English

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1882

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Walt Whitman

United States

Walter Whitman  was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman i...

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