From one of America's best loved and most important poets comes what is considered by many to be the greatest collection of poetry ever produced by an American.BooknewsA selection of the writings of Whitman from the volumes , , , , , , , , , , , , and others. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Introduction and CelebrationviiSuggestions for Further ReadingxxxixFacsimile Frontispiece2Facsimile Title Page3Whitman's Preface5Song of Myself28A Song for Occupations97To Think of Time109The Sleepers117I Sing the Body Electric129Faces137Song of the Answerer142Europe: The 72d and 73d Years of These States146A Boston Ballad148There Was a Child Went Forth151Who Learns My Lesson Complete?154Great Are the Myths156