{"product_id":"whitman-in-washington-kenneth-m-price-9780198840930","title":"Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal City","description":"During Walt Whitman's decade in Washington, DC, 1863-1873, he labored intensely, at times seeming to have three lives at once. He wrote the most distinguished journalism of his career; came into his own as a writer of letters; crafted memorable Civil War poetry, \u003cem\u003eDrum-Taps\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSequel to Drum-Taps \u003c\/em\u003eand later folded it into heavily revised and expanded versions of \u003cem\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/em\u003e; and produced his searching but also flawed critique of American culture, \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Vistas\u003c\/em\u003e. Whitman's work through the first three editions of \u003cem\u003eLeaves\u003c\/em\u003e often receives the highest praise, yet his writing in the Washington years is exceptional, too, by any reckoning--and is all the more remarkable given that he also cared for thousands of wounded and sick soldiers in Washington hospitals, serving as an attentive visitor. In addition, he served as a government clerk in various positions, most notably in the attorney general's office when much was accomplished on the road toward a multi-racial democracy including efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Klan, and much was also missed (both by the attorney general's office and by Whitman) in the efforts to advance a more just and vibrant union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book analyses Whitman's integrated life, writings, and government work in his urban context to re-evaluate the writer and the nation's capital in a time of transformation. Drawing on an expanded Whitman corpus, including nearly 3,000 Whitman documents the author recently identified in the National Archives, \u003cem\u003eWhitman in Washington\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that the power of Whitman's Civil War and Reconstruction writing emerges, more fully than we could ever before have imagined, from his intimate knowledge of the capital city, its bureaucracies, and its tumultuous post-war history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth M. Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198840934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198840930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022","brand":"Kenneth M. Price","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045398802687,"sku":"9780198840930","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d54c2a0-9705-414b-b475-e3fc7e67eb27.jpg?v=1684978514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whitman-in-washington-kenneth-m-price-9780198840930","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}