Walt Whitman May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892.

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Walt Whitman May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892

Early Life 2nd son of 9 kids Father, a house builder Lived in Brooklyn and Long Island At age 12, started learning the printing trade A great fire eliminated the factories and his job At age 17, started teaching in a one-room school house

Adult Life Quit teaching in favor of Journalism Eventually left New York to become an editor in New Orleans Helped war victims in WWII at medical clinics across the east coast Spent his own money from writing royalties to buy supplies for the sick Suffered a stroke Designed his own grave/burial sight

His Writing Mostly Self-Taught Self-Published (Leaves of Grass) Sent most of his work to Ralph Waldo Emerson While living in New Orleans, saw first hand the horrible life of a slave, he returned to New York and wrote about his experiences Made very little money Other writers in Europe would send him money to get by Sent most of his money to his mother and disabled brother Spent the rest on medical supplies

Beat Beat Drums Beat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw8_mrJmcLA

To A President

O Captain My Captain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoWiDtlfSdg

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O Me! O Life! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAU5PJI_vH8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiyIcz7wUH0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_zsMwCOoEs

I Hear America Singing