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"The House of Friends" - Walt Whitman's response to the (Fugitive Slave) Compromise of 1850...
"The House of Friends" - Walt Whitman's response to the (Fugitive Slave) Compromise of 1850...
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June 14, 1850
THE NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1850
* Walt Whitman's "The House of Friends" - 1st appearance
* His response to Northern Democrats who supported the (Fugitive Slave) Compromise of 1850
Page 3 has the noteworthy poem from Walt Whitman (signed in type, WALTER WHITMAN), "THE HOUSE OF FRIENDS," which is the first appearance of this poem written as his response to Northern Democrats who supported the (Fugitive Slave) Compromise of 1850. According to the Walt Whitman archive, he viewed their support as a betrayal of the nation's core values for both political and financial gain. It's great to have this 1st printing of one of Whitman's pre-"Leaves of Grass" poems.
Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complete in 12 pages, in very good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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