Videos
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Audios
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It's very difficult to hear, but this 36-second clip taken from a wax cylinder recording is thought to be the poet reading form his work "America."
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Project Gutenberg makes available an eBook with recordings from "Song of Myself," Whitman's longest and most famous poem.
Images
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The classic daguerreotype of Whitman as a young man, looking rakish and a bit confrontational: "You lookin' at me?" He printed this image at the beginning of Leaves of Grass.
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Doesn't he look like the kind of guy who would try to sell you some sort of "magic tonic"?
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A picture of a ferry steamship from the early 20th century.
Books
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In this informative and entertaining book, author David Reynolds explores Whitman's connection to the 19th century, and how he was influenced by theater, politics, and the art of oratory.
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Whitman's prose works are collected in Specimen Days and Collect, which are available online.
Websites
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Easily the best and most comprehensive site devoted to Whitman. It includes his letters, criticism, images, manuscripts, and much, much more. A must-visit for anyone looking to delve deep into Whitman's life and work.
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This site includes an interactive version of the text that allows you to track Whitman's revisions to the poem over the years.
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Includes an introduction to Leaves of Grass and an essay on "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry."