Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

2008
1h 49min

This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.

Walt Whitman

Storyline

This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
    Released
    14 April 2008
    Runtime
    1h 49min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    PBS American Experience, PBS, GBH, Hidden Hill Productions
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