... of 60 Years,"" The New York Times 11 April 1996. 19 An American poet born in West Hills, N.Y. Considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets. Walt Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood of man. His Leaves of Grass, unconventional in both content and technique, is ... probably the most influential volume of poems in the history of American literature, see "Whitman, Walt." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia © 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002 on Infoplease.com © 2002 Family Education Network. 24 Apr. 2003 . ...

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