Description
"More relevant today than when they were written 150 years ago, Walt Whitman's soaring prose pieces on the American democratic spirit and his vision of a future American as a source of hope and a basis for national identity, are brought together, with an introduction by David Bromwich. For the first time Walt Whitman's essential prose writings on democracy are brought together in a standalone book. Gathered here are "The Eighteenth Presidency!," a Jeremiad written during the 1856 presidential campaign and Democratic Vistas (1871), in which he dramatizes his role as poet-prophet of a better America. Rounding out the volume are the essay "Origins of Attempted Secession" and shorter extracts from Specimen Days"--Provided by publisher.
