O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated children’s book explores how Walt Whitman was affected by the Civil War and inspired by President Lincoln.O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman would often see Lincoln’s carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet’s mind, and Lincoln’s “grace under pressure” was something Whitman returned to again and again in his poetry. Whitman witnessed Lincoln’s second inauguration and mourned along with America as Lincoln’s funeral train wound its way across the landscape to his final resting place. The book includes the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” and an excerpt from “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” as well as brief bios of Lincoln and Whitman, a timeline of Civil War events, endnotes, and a bibliography.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

64 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781683354710

Related ISBNs:

9781419733581

Publisher:

ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition)

Date of Addition:

07/21/23

Copyrighted By:

Robert Burleigh

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction

Grade Levels:

Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Pre-Kindergarten

Reading Age:

1–12

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.