A Life of Walt Whitman

"A Life of Walt Whitman" by Henry Bryan Binns is a study of the life of Walt Whitman, a famous American poet. The book looks at Whitman's early life, what inspired him, and how the times he lived in affected his writing. The author explains that he wants to share his personal understanding of Whitman's life from an English point of view. He talks about how Whitman's American background and different things that happened to him changed him as a person. The writer admits that it's hard to fully know Whitman, but argues that it's important to understand how he connected to his country and the time period he lived in. The beginning of the book mentions the author thanking those who helped him write it and lists the resources he used, which shows he carefully researched Whitman's story.