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The bio I have on him doesn't say anything about his parents. But it does tell me that he was born in West Hills, Long Island, NY in 1819. He worked for a lawyer, a doctor, and a printer and finally became an itinerant teacher in country schools. In 1846 he became an editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. He wrote Leaves of Grass in 1855, but his main life work came in Specimen Days and Collect. His brother was wounded in the civil war and he became a volunteer nurse for the north. At the end of the war he had gotten a clerkship, but was fired by Secretary Harlan as the author of an "indecent book". In 1873 he left Washington for NJ where he spent the rest of his life and would have fallen into poverty except for the help of admirers.
Walt Whitman's parents were of English descent and both originally from Long Island, New York. His father, Walter Whitman Sr., was a farmer, carpenter, and house builder, while his mother, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, was a stay-at-home mom who supported the family by taking in boarders. They had eight other children besides Walt.
Walt Whitman was the son of a quaker carpenter. his fathers name was Walter Whitman. whitmans mothers name was louisa van velsor, was descended from dutch farmers.
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Walt Whitmans shocking collection of emotional poems?
leaves of grass
What aspect of Walt Whitmans writing did Ezra pound reject?
Whitman's excessive wordiness
How did president Lincoln's rhetoric about the war differ from Walt whitmans?
Lincoln spoke generally about the human cost of war
How did Walt Whitmans rhetoric about the war differ from President Lincoln's?
Lincoln spoke generally about the human cost of war
Walt whitman?
Walt Whitman was the son of a quaker carpenter. his fathers name was Walter Whitman. whitmans mothers name was louisa van velsor, was descended from dutch farmers.
Who made Levi pioneer speech?
it is the very talented WALT WHITMANs poem "Pioneers, o pioneers" Idk who says it in the commercial. its an awesome commercial.
How did president lincolns rhetoric about the war differ from Walt whitmans?
Lincoln spoke generally about the human cost of war
What did Walter Whitmans mom die from?
Walt Whitman's mother, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, died from a combination of tuberculosis and complications from a stroke. She passed away in 1873.
How did Walt whitmans rhetoric about the war differ from president lincolns?
Lincoln spoke generally about the human cost of war
Why did the cayuse murder the Whitmans?
Because, the Whitmans were spreading disease, by accident
How were the Whitmans and the Mormons similar and different?
Well, the Whitmans are a family, and the Mormons are a religion, so they can't really be compared. I know Whitmans who are Mormon, though.
How did Walt Disney's parents meet?
in india
