Whitman's Secret Mentor Walt Whitman was a man who slowly developed his personality throughout the course of his life. ... Many people feel that there are no similarities between Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman. ... It wasn't that Walt lived a sheltered life prior to becoming a wound dresser during the war, it's just that watching young men die day after day has a way of changing a man. ... (Whitman 75). ... Even though, Walt Whitman and President Lincoln did not have a personal relationship, Whitman loved the president with all of his heart. ...

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892) - American poet, whose work boldly asserts the worth of the individual and the oneness of all humanity. Whitman's defiant break with traditional poetic concerns and style exerted a major influence on American thought and literature. ...

• Word Count: 1931
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• Grade Level: High School