Manuscript of Walt Whitman's "A Thought of Columbus"
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Description
"A Thought of Columbus" was Whitman's last poem before his death in March of 1892. Whitman gave a manuscript of this work to his friend Horace Traubel. Within the text, he speaks yearningly of Christopher Columbus for his work in establishing the modern New World, and of concepts such as democracy and the evolution of the world.
Creator
Walt Whitman
Source
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/whitman/images/0059-trans.jpg
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Walt Whitman
Language
English
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Citation
Walt Whitman, “Manuscript of Walt Whitman's "A Thought of Columbus",” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed May 17, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/1781.