Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856

From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes a masterpiece. Leaves of Grass is considered by many to be the greatest collection of poetry ever produced by an American. "The most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." - Ralph Waldo Emerson When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life? And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life? (As if any man really knew aught of my life, Why even I myself I often think know little or nothing of my real life, Only a few hints, a few diffused faint clews and indirections I seek for my own use to trace out here.)- Walt WhitmanWhitman, Walt is the author of 'Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856', published 2007 under ISBN 9781934451533 and ISBN 1934451533.