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Written by Walt Whitman - Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach - Abridged Nonfiction - 2 CASSETTES

Publisher, Audio Scholar (1994)

"Riggenbach's excellent narration...brings alive Whitman's reflections." --Bookwatch

"All-American vocal performance. This audio warms and interests the listener." --Audiofile

Specimen Days is an intimate glimpse of nineteenth century America as seen through the personal reflections of its most representative poet, Walt Whitman. This is Whitman's autobiography in journal form, a prosaic account of his life as poet, nurse and sage. Whitman wrote his notes over a twenty year period, publishing them in 1882. Specimen Days was an immediate success. Its portrayal of Whitman's Civil War ministrations and the subsequent years he spent in creative contemplation traces the growth of the poet's soul. Of Specimen Days, Whitman wrote: "My thoughts went floating on vast and mystic currents."