Websites
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Want to know anything, ever, about Whitman? Click here.
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Check out the Library of Congress’s explanation of the origins of the poem.
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Here's more background on the poem, but this site also has an image of one of Whitman’s proofs from a printer. Check out the handwriting.
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Take a look at the relationship that Whitman had with Lincoln.
Video
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Here's a short, but we think really interesting, news clip about the unveiling of Whitman's Civil War-era records.
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Mr. Keating gets daring.
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Here's a somber reading of the poem, along with the text.
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Here's a funky mash-up of the poem, a U2 song, 1960s news footage, and some dude reading part of the Gettysburg Address.
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This is a pretty…interesting performance of the poem by Ed Peed. No, we're not making that name up.
Audio
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Here are free readings of “O Captain! My Captain!” for iTunes.
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So spooky! Check out the horror icon's reading of the poem.
Images
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Here's Whitman, around the time the poem was written.
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Check the beard on younger Walt.
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Get an idea of what the fanfare on shore (as described in the poem) might look like.
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Walt would approve.
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Here's a school art project inspired by the poem.
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Ah, Photoshop. Is there anything you can't do?
Historical Documents
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This is a proof sheet from 1988, on which Whitman has written revisions. Very cool.
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Here's a manuscript in Whitman’s own hand. Good luck reading it, though.
Articles & Interviews
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Check out this recently discovered interview Whitman gave, offering advice to New Jersey scholars. Take notes, kids.
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This fictional interview is a bit hard to read, but it's worth it for Whitmanian gems like: "To the Mental Scientist, there is no Devil but Fear."
Books
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This first edition is a very approachable way for the beginning Whitman fan to expand his or her horizons. Dive in, everybody.
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Here are the collected works—not for the faint of heart, nor the short of cash.