411 Walt Whitman - A New Hope
The History of Literature
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What Kind of World Was This? America?
In 18 20 America had nine million people, basically a backwater. In 35 years it has gone from being barely on the map to being a significant world presence. If your in walt whitman's shoes, looking around at america, what do you see? A nation on the rise, packed with energy, both kinetic and potential. Will that energy be harnessed, or will it combust? And can i just give you one of the little stones in my shoe? Can i get this? Can i dump out this pebble? Get this off my chest?
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