Rebel souls : Walt Whitman and America's first Bohemians / Justin Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Justin, author.

Series:

A Merloyd Lawrence Book

Merloyd Lawrence Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bars (Drinking establishments)--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Bars (Drinking establishments).

Bohemianism--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Bohemianism.

New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life--19th century.

New York (N.Y.).

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.

Booth, Edwin.

Clapp, Henry, 1814-1875.

Clapp, Henry.

Ludlow, Fitz Hugh, 1836-1870.

Ludlow, Fitz Hugh.

Menken, Adah Isaacs, 1835-1868.

Menken, Adah Isaacs.

Ward, Artemus, 1834-1867.

Ward, Artemus.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Friends and associates.

Whitman, Walt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brilliant portrait of a time and place that launched American Bohemia and liberated the genius of Walt Whitman

Contents:

Fontispiece; Contents; Photo Credits; Introduction: A Visit to Pfaff's; 1. Bohemia Crosses the Atlantic; 2. A Long Table in a Vaulted Room; 3. Whitman at a Crossroads; 4. Hashish and Shakespeare; 5. Bold Women and Whitman's Beautiful Boys; 6. ""The Saturday Press""; 7. ""Leaves,"" Third Edition; 8. Years of Meteors; 9. Becoming Artemus Ward; 10. ""The Heather Is on Fire""; 11. Whitman to the Front; 12. Bohemia Goes West; 13. The Soldiers' Missionary; 14. Twain They Shall Meet; 15. "O heart! heart! heart!"; 16. A Brief Revival; 17. All Fall Down; 18. "Those Times, That Place"; Acknowledgments

NotesFurther Explorations; Index; About The Author

Notes:

"A Merloyd Lawrence Book".

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-306-82227-X