The Life and Work of Walt Whitman

Hossick, Malcolm

Television Director: Hossick, Malcolm

Narrator: Hossick, Malcolm

Year of Production: 2017

Playing Time: 00:33:06

Catalogue Number: L7911DVD

UPC: 709629279117

The poet Walt Whitman was born in a small village in Long Island, New York State in 1819. When he was quite young the family moved to Brooklyn where he received a modest education. He began work as a typesetter. He published his most famous book of poems Leaves of Grass in 1855 and gradually his reputation grew. He died in Camden New Jersey in 1892 already recognized as one of the outstanding voices of the American spirit. The program by Malcolm Hossick covers his life and background and is followed by an overview of his work.