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Term Paper Title	Biography
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Biography


           Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, in West

Hills, Long Island, New York.  He was the second of six

children. From 1825-1830, he attended public school in

Brooklyn.  After his years of education, Walt Whitman

experimented with many different jobs.  From 1836-1838,

Whitman taught at several schools in Long Island.  After

teaching, Walt Whitman returned to printing and editing in

New York.  During this time he edited many papers such as

the Aurora (daily newspaper), Evening Tattler, Brooklyn

Weekly Freeman, Brooklyn Daily Eagle and the Brooklyn

Times.  In addition to editing, he also wrote for the Long

Island Star.  From 1850-1854, Whitman owned and operated

a printing office and a stationary store.  During this time , he

also began to build houses and do some carpentry.

          In 1855, Walt Whitman published his first edition of

Leaves of Grass.  However, at the time, Whitman did not

reveal to the public the name of the author or the publisher.

Whitman continued writing new editions of Leaves of Grass.

Before he passed away, in 1892, Whitman published eleven

volumes of Leaves of Grass.

          In addition to writing eleven volumes of Leaves of

Grass, Whitman also wrote a volume of poetry titled

“Drum-Traps” which was published in 1865. Whitman was

inspired to write these poems after spending a lot of time

with many soldiers who were wounded in the Civil War.

Many of these books did not begin to sell until the war was

over.

           Not long after that, in 1873, Whitman suffered the

first of many paralytic attacks.  These attacks left him an

invalid.  Walt Whitman decided to live the rest of his life in

Camden, New Jersey. This town was located near the river

ferries which he loved to watch.  He enjoyed the many

visitors who came to honor him.  In 1888, the paralysis

increased.  This caused his death on March 26, 1892. He is

now buried in a tomb in Hurleigh Cemetery.

How and Why
did the themes of Walt
Whitman’s writing change
over time?

           In 1855, Walt Whitman published his first piece of

literature, Leaves of Grass.  During his life, he wrote on a

number of different subjects.  The year of 1861 brought

many changes in his life.  This year and the years that

followed, changed Whitman’s life and the poetry that he

wrote for two major reasons.

           “Clearly 1861, with coming of the Civil War, marked

a t...

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