His best years in this stage were between 1840 and 1845 when he placed his stories in prestigious magazines like the American Review and Democratic Review. ... In both stories he talks about his school teaching times Also he worked in a newspaper called the New World, where one of his best friends Park Benjamin saw Whitman as an excellent candidate to write a novel, so exalted Whitman to write a novel. ... This poem recounts a romance with a woman. ... The book appeared on the fourth of July, as a kind of literary independence day. Nevertheless, the book had very poor sales. ...

• Word Count: 3041
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School