In Search of Walt Whitman
Documentary
This engaging film tells the story of Walt Whitman’s remarkable life, the turbulent era he lived in, and the timeless poetry he created.
Directed byAndrew D. Kaplan
Season 1
S01:E01 - Part 1: The Early Years (1819-1860)
Walt Whitman rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in Long Island and Brooklyn to write “Leaves of Grass” in 1855, which revolutionized poetry.
S01:E02 - Part 2: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892)
Walt moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers but is disillusioned by the Gilded Age. He recovers from a debilitating stroke to live out his days in Camden, NJ.
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