In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860)

19 Apr 2020 (USA)

Walt Whitman rises from a hardscrabble boyhood in Long Island and Brooklyn to write the masterpiece Leaves of Grass in 1855 that revolutionizes literature. Many of his most famous poems are profiled.

Walt Whitman rises from a hardscrabble boyhood in Long Island and Brooklyn to write the masterpiece Leaves of Grass in 1855 that revolutionizes literature. Many of his most famous poems are profiled.

Director: Andrew D. Kaplan
Writer: Andrew D. Kaplan
Stars: Al Foote III / Andrew D. Kaplan / Richard S. Rose
Genre: Documentary
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