With Walt Whitman, Himself: In the Nineteenth Century, in America
With Walt Whitman, Himself immerses you in the life and times of the poet called "America's bard," with over 300 period images and text that includes extensive quotes by Walt Whitman and his family and friends (and enemies). Explore the fascinating roots of his great work: a family harrowed by alcoholism and mental illness; the bloody Civil War; burgeoning, brawling Manhattan and Brooklyn; literary allies and rivals; and his beloved America, racked by disunion even while racing westward.
"A true Whitmanian feast--for the intellect as well as for the eyes.... Illustrations of Whitman's places, friends, family, disciples, contemporaries--his cities and his rural retreats. The descriptions of his life and times are concise and smart. The book keeps opening up to new facets of Whitman, his work, and his era." -- Ed Folsom, editor of Walt Whitman Quarterly Review and Co-Director of The Walt Whitman Archive
"With Walt Whitman, Himself is perfectly titled for to read of him so closely is to feel his eyes upon you, to sense his company as real as your own. Jean Huets has made a book of marvels and I can't put it down." -- Steve Scafidi, recipient of Miller Williams Prize and Library of Virginia Literary Award for Poetry
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"A true Whitmanian feast--for the intellect as well as for the eyes.... Illustrations of Whitman's places, friends, family, disciples, contemporaries--his cities and his rural retreats. The descriptions of his life and times are concise and smart. The book keeps opening up to new facets of Whitman, his work, and his era." -- Ed Folsom, editor of Walt Whitman Quarterly Review and Whitman Series, and Co-Director of The Walt Whitman Archive
"With Walt Whitman: Himself is perfectly titled for to read of him so closely is to feel his eyes upon you, to sense his company as real as your own. Jean Huets has made a book of marvels and I can't put it down." -- Steve Scafidi, author of To the Bramble and the Briar, and recipient of James Boatwright Prize, Larry Levis Reading Prize, Miller Williams Prize, and Library of Virginia Literary Award for Poetry
This could be called a family album, a big picture book in size and substance.... It's an intimate personal guide to assist understanding Whitman, in greater context, and this is done successfully. -- Washington Independent Review of Books
A beautiful, multi-media documentary of Whitman's life and times.... Having read over a dozen books about Whitman and his written works, this is the first book I've seen which adequately describes Whitman's immediate family and his ancestors, their influence on his life, and his parents' and siblings' response to his writing. -- Amsterdam Quarterly
Jean Huets has researched, written and published an outstanding account of Whitman's life and times. This tribute to a great American writer should be in every U.S. library. -- Compulsive Reader
