‎In Search of Walt Whitman - Apple TV

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Covering Walt Whitman's rise from boyhood in Long Island to a treasured literary figure.

Documentary · 2020 · 1 hr 28 min

Starring Richard S. Rose

Director Andrew D. Kaplan

EPISODE 1

Part One: The Early Years

Insight into the challenging initial phases of Walt Whitman's life in Long Island and Brooklyn, and his revolutionary contribution to the world of literature.

1 hr 27 min · May 20, 2020
EPISODE 2

Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond

The poet moves to Washington to care for injured Civil War soldiers but is disillusioned by the Gilded Age after the war. He recovers from a debilitating stroke to live out his days in Camden NJ, where he continues to write poetry. Includes such renowned poems as "When Lilacs Last in the Doory'd Bloomed," "O Captain! My Captain!" "The Wound-Dresser," and "Goodbye My Fancy."

1 hr 29 min · May 20, 2020

Richard S. Rose

Actor
Andrew D. Kaplan

Director