Walt Whitman's small notebook ... Whitman first saw Lincoln when the president-elect visited New York on his way to the White House: on Feb. 19, 1861, he joined a crowd of well-wishers in front ...

Then, one day, I was stopped on Washington Street by a friend who made this startling announcement: "Walt Whitman is in town ... Brooklyn and New York. His friendships were mostly with the ...

Walt Whitman offers insights into social studies topics including the Civil War, the impact of war on soldiers and their families, American literary history, the history of New York City ...