Biography on Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman’s work has now become legendary. Although he has that accomplishment for his poetry, he had a rough beginning. Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in Long Island, New York. He was the second of nine children. He attended school in Brooklyn after his family moved there. From 1830-1835, Whitman learned the printing trade. Then, in 1836 he taught school in Long Island. It was then that he founded the weekly Long Island periodical, the Long Islander. There he worked on the newspaper until 1841, then moved to New York City and became deeply interested in journalism. He furthered his writing and wrote his first novel, Franklin Evans in 1842. Within the next few years he edited several newspapers and contributed to several others. He was dismissed from the Brooklyn Eagle because of political diff
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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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