The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.
Walt Whitman identifies the common people—the average citizens of the United States—as the true geniuses of the country. He celebrates their spirit, energy, and potential in his poetry, portraying them as the driving force behind the nation's greatness.
Whitman was inspired in part by his travels through the American frontier and by his admiration for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
No, he didn't. He died on March 26,1892.
American poet Walt Whitman and Clara Barton met shortly after the US Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg. They both did volunteer work to help wounded soldiers. Also, they both had jobs with the US government. Whitman was a copyist, Barton a copyist at the US Parent Office.
No, Walt Whitman did not travel around America in a car as cars were not widely used during his time. Whitman traveled by foot, horse-drawn carriage, and train to various places in America.
Walt Whitman's "The Inauguration" from Specimen Days speaks about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. In this essay, Whitman reflects on Lincoln's second term inauguration in 1865. He portrays Lincoln's inauguration as a symbolic moment of hope and renewal for the country during a turbulent time.
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"As I sit and look out" by Walt Whitman is a contemplative poem about the speaker observing the world around him, reflecting on the diversity and interconnectedness of all living things. The poem addresses themes of unity, nature, and the human experience, encouraging readers to appreciate the beauty and complexity of life. Whitman use of vivid imagery and introspective tone to convey a message of interconnectedness and appreciation for the world around us.
The American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and the Industrial Revolution are events that form part of the historical context of Walt Whitman's poetry. These events influenced his writing and themes such as democracy, unity, and the human experience.
Slim plays a guitar strung for a yodelling genius. He is the man. Guitars should ask, "Which one of us will Slim Whitman play?"
Senator James Harlan who served as the 8th Secretary of the Interior and is famous for laying off Clerk Walt Whitman for editing Leave of Grass on Government time, a book that he found to be morally offensive. Samuel Jordan Kirkwod, Civil War Governor of Iowa, US Senator and also a US Secretary of the Interior.
Stuart Whitman was born in San Francisco, Ca on Feb 1, 1928 which makes him an American US citizen.
Clara Barton distinguished herself before the outbreak of the US Civil War. She became the first woman to earn a salary from the US Government. She was a clerical worker at the US Patent Office in Washington DC. Prior to moving to Washington, she had lived in Massachusetts. She moved south for health reasons.As an aside, it was in Washington that she met accomplished US poet Walt Whitman.