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New Publication

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  • Title: New Publication
  • Date: 23 October 1858
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: per.01120
  • Source: Brooklyn Daily Times, 23 October 1858: 2. Our transcription is based on a digital image of a microfilm scan of the original issue. Microfilm of original issue held at Pennsylvania State University Libraries. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the journalism, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Editorial note: This piece is unsigned, as was the case for most of Whitman's journalism. However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified by the Whitman Archive journalism team as likely authored by Whitman. This decision is based on a combination of historical and (auto)biographical accounts, similarity to contemporary Whitman writings, a history of scholarly attribution, extant clippings retained by Whitman, computational stylometric analysis, and, in some cases, manuscript evidence in Whitman’s hand.
  • Contributors to digital file: Kaylen Michaelis Samantha Gilmore Kevin McMullen Karie Cobb
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "New Publication." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 17 July 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: per.01120.xml (TEI)
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NEW PUBLICATION.—

We have received a new work from the press of the Messrs. Peterson of Philadelphia, called "Piney Woods Tavern, or Sam Slick in Texas." The work is a vivid picture of Texan life and adventure, and abounds in spirited, graphic and mirth-moving descriptions of scenes and events. The humor is exceedingly broad, but it is genuine, and those of our readers who have an appreciation for broad farce will find their account in buying the book. We may make an extract from its pages very shortly, and give the reader a taste of its quality. The illustrations are excellent, and the getting up is in the best style of the Messrs. Peterson, 301 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.

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