In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America-as most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life.
A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation, and what it meant to be an American..
In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America-as most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life