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July 4, 1855: The first edition of “Leaves of Grass”, a poetry collection by Walt Whitman, was self published.
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2022-07-04

March 26, 1892: Walt Whitman, American poet, died at the age of 72 at is home in Camden, New Jersey.
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2022-03-26

July 4, 1855: The first edition of “Leaves of Grass”, a poetry collection by Walt Whitman, was self published. Whitman did much of the typesetting and printing himself.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins

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2021-07-04