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ProQuest's American Periodical Series database indicates a publication date of March 27, 1844 for Whitman's

Both "The Little Sleighers" and "Dumb Kate" were published in the same year as "My Boys and Girls," and

Frank Luther Mott, "Later Weeklies," in A History of American Magazines 1741–1850 (Cambridge, MA: The

The Rover 's editors were Seba Smith, an early political humorist, and Lawrence Labree, who wrote columns

However, The Rover did reprint "The Death of Wind-Foot" from The American Review in the June 21, 1845

ProQuest's American Periodical Series database indicates a publication date of March 27, 1844 for Whitman's

Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1984).; Frank Luther Mott, "Later Weeklies," in A History of American

It was one of nine Whitman short stories that were published for the first time in the journal—the eight

The prisoner recounts his crime and recalls the happier times the brothers had when they were younger

In February 1843, the Journal of the American Temperance Union announced that the papers had merged,

Organ as "an excellent weekly paper which has done so much to sustain the great reformation in our city

See Journal of the American Temperance Union , February 1843, 27.

Michael Warner, "Whitman Drunk," in Breaking Bounds: Whitman and American Cultural Studies , ed.

Holloway announced both finds in the January 1956 issue of American Literature .

.; See Journal of the American Temperance Union, February 1843, 27.; See Whitman's articles for the New

of Last Night" (April 1, 1842).; Michael Warner, "Whitman Drunk," in Breaking Bounds: Whitman and American

University of California Press, 1999), 78–79.; See Emory Holloway, "More Temperance Tales by Whitman," American

Later, Philip attempts to redeem himself by caring for victims of the cholera epidemic in New York City

Therefore, it is unclear whether the notes about Covert were written before the 1845 publication of “

A Fact "), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

A Fact"), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

The first page of "Arrow-Tip" in The Aristidean features an illustration of a Native American, presumably

The title character of the novella is the Native American "Arrow-Tip," who is falsely accused of both

Early in the tale, the reader is introduced to Boddo, a character whose mother is Native American and

Other fiction in which Whitman presents or focuses on Native American characters includes " The Death

In that it features a group of white settlers banding against a Native American character, this early

.; See Frank Luther Mott, A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850, vol. 1 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard

A Fact"), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

At this time, the printed dates for periodicals were often confusing, because they were not consistent

A Fact "), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories, including "Shirval: A Tale of Jerusalem," were reprinted in the Eagle before

on January 25, 1879, a revised version of "Shirval"—the first three paragraphs of the original tale were

The Ukiah City Press (Ukiah City, Medocino County, CA) picked up the story and reprinted it on February

.; See Frank Luther Mott, A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850, vol. 1 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard

A Fact"), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories, including "Shirval: A Tale of Jerusalem," were reprinted in the Eagle before

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

consists of an introduction and five short tales, each individually numbered with Roman numerals, that were

The second tale centers on an African-American widow who saves a deaf and mute girl of about twelve or

Frank Luther Mott, "The Aristidean," in A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850 , vol. 1 (Cambridge

Some of the sketches were, however, reprinted separately and circulated in New York in the mid-1840s.

A Fact "), and"The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in American

.; Frank Luther Mott, "The Aristidean," in A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850, vol. 1 (Cambridge

A Fact"), and"The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in American Review

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

son of a wealthy farmer, and this young man seduces the defenseless Kate and then moves to New York City

The setting of the tale, in a rural area, separated in time and place from the bustling city, reveals

Frank Luther Mott, "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine," in A History of American Magazines

A Fact "), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

.; Frank Luther Mott, "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine," in A History of American Magazines

A Fact"), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

The major plot events of Whitman's "The Reformed" were not altered for the later printing as "Little

A Fact "), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

"Temperance in the Bed of a Child," in Dependent States: The Child's Part in Nineteenth-Century American

"Little Jane," therefore, is one of at least two tales (the other is " The Tomb-Blossoms ") that were

.; The major plot events of Whitman's "The Reformed" were not altered for the later printing as "Little

"Temperance in the Bed of a Child," in Dependent States: The Child's Part in Nineteenth-Century American

of the New York fire of 1835, which destroyed much of the financial and commercial district of the city

Paul Leech of August 19, 1840, in Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., Selected Letters of Walt Whitman (Iowa City

Frank Luther Mott, "The Union Magazine," in A History of American Magazines: 1741 to 1850 , vol. 1 (Cambridge

Paul Leech of August 19, 1840, in Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., Selected Letters of Walt Whitman (Iowa City

IA: University of Iowa Press, 1990), 8.; Frank Luther Mott, "The Union Magazine," in A History of American

Frank Luther Mott, "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine," in A History of American Magazines

"; Frank Luther Mott, "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine," in A History of American Magazines

Frank Luther Mott, "The Aristidean," in A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850 , vol. 1 (Cambridge

That same year, Whitman also reprinted " The Death of Wind-Foot " and " The Boy-Lover " in the The American

See Paul Christian Jones, Against the Gallows: Antebellum American Writers and the Movement to Abolish

Capital Punishment (Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 2011), 116.

.; Frank Luther Mott, "The Aristidean," in A History of American Magazines: 1741–1850, vol. 1 (Cambridge

"Richard Parker's Widow (1845)," 590.; See Paul Christian Jones, Against the Gallows: Antebellum American

Writers and the Movement to Abolish Capital Punishment (Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 2011

While completing research for the two volumes of journalism that were published as part of The Collected

The story, signed by Walter Whitman, and the poem were published in the Sunday Times and Noah's Weekly

Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory (New York: Geo. P. Rowell & Co., 1872), 123.

Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory (New York: Geo. P. Rowell & Co., 1869), 74.

"The Fireman's Dream" and "Tale of a Shirt" were published in the paper less than a year later.

Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory (New York: Geo. P.

Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory (New York: Geo. P.

See Frank Luther Mott, "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine," in A History of American Magazines

—An Early Death " (May 1844), and " The Little Sleighers " (September 1844) were all published in the

The Washington temperance societies, part of the Washingtonian temperance movement, were popular in New

Michael Winship has written in response to an email query that the extra sheets were likely issued at

Bervance in " Bervance: or, Father and Son ," and the vengeful, unwavering Native American chief, the

See Frank Luther Mott, "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine," in A History of American Magazines

Michael Winship has written in response to an email query that the extra sheets were likely issued at

story and both Leaves of Grass (1855) and the "Calamus" cluster, first published in Leaves of Grass (1860

A Fact"), and "The Boy-Lover" (January 4–5, 1848; previously printed with the same title in The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

The American Review was a monthly journal edited by George H.

The American Review served as "the major political and literary magazine of the national Whig party."

Wesley Allen Riddle, "Culture and Politics: The American Whig Review, 1845–1852," Humanitas 8.1 (1995

Stephen Rachman, " American Whig Review ," in Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia , ed. J. R.

In 1845, the American Review also published Whitman's " The Death of Wind-Foot ."

Wesley Allen Riddle, "Culture and Politics: The American Whig Review, 1845–1852," Humanitas 8.1 (1995

): 44.; Riddle, "Culture and Politics," 46.; Stephen Rachman, "American Whig Review," in Walt Whitman

: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1998), 20.; Riddle, "Culture and Politics," 48.; "Introductory," The American

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

as a work of serial fiction (August 29–30, 1845) about two months after the story appeared in The American

Later, Philip attempts to redeem himself by caring for victims of the cholera epidemic in New York City

Therefore, it is unclear whether the notes about Covert were written before the 1845 publication of "

Two of Whitman's stories were reprinted in the Eagle before he became the paper's editor in March 1846

a Murderer Escaped" in The Eagle , Whitman divided the story into three serial installments, which were

against capital punishment may lend some support to the poet's later claim that his short stories were

'the banner city of Washingtonianism'" (qtd. 307).

were relegated to disappear into an American history.

with Native Americans in "Song of Myself."

In Chants Democratic: New York City & the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788–1850 , 306–314.

Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2014. Winwar, Frances.

, the Dispatch claimed to have the "largest local circulation of the daily or weekly press of this City

it may have appeared in either the December 2 or December 9 issue of the Dispatch , if these issues were

Williamson and William Burns were arrested sometime before December 11, 1849 as part of a libel suit

task of deciding whether something was or wasn't a nineteenth-century interview, alternative criteria were

In addition to the newspaper accounts that were published immediately following a visit, I have included

Most were published long after the meetings they describe.

The interviews were transcribed from a variety of source formats.

; photocopies and digital images of originals were used in other cases.

A North American Bird Phenology Program, for example, is transcribing ninety years of records with the

Were they, as the name "citizen" implies, ordinary members of the public (as was the case in Transcribe

In the time since these comments were made we have been more engaged with social media both through a

National Archives, were inscribed (if not authored) by Whitman when he worked in the Attorney General's

discovery at the earliest possible time, and thus we made the documents available even before they were

His texts about nature as an economic and spiritual resource were eagerly embraced by the American middle

The first American wetlands to be protected were Florida’s Everglades (in 1947), after the national park

“The American South.” LeMaster and Kummings 671–72. ———. “‘O Magnet-South’ (1860).”

Emerson, Whitman, and the American Muse.

“Whitman’s Lesson of the City.” Breaking Bounds: Whitman and American Cultural Studies. Eds.

of the City of Brook- lyn for 1856, 1858–1859, and 1859–1860, and the Charter for the City of Brooklyn

[Henry Clapp Jr.], “Walt Whitman and American Art,” SP, June 30, 1860. 43.

“Walt Whitman and American Art,” SP, June 30, 1860. 3.

design decision equivalent to nakedness—in 1860 the poems were titled, and many were arranged into thematic

Kenny, Daniel J.The American Newspaper Directory and Record of the Press for 1860.

City” (1860).

He appointed African Americans to high administrative posts, and during his term blacks were elected

Arguments have been made that “Once I Pass’d through a Populous City”—a key poem that reworks the New

In Ellison’s estimation, the contours of the “Negro American idiom” were to be found everywhere in US

Whitman, “Once I Pass’d Through a Populous City,” in Poetry and Prose, 266; Yusef Komunyakaa, “Praise

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Most of these items were exchanged between Whitman and Anne Gilchrist, whom he called his "noblest woman

Sculley Bradley (1919–1967), a professor of English and American Literature at the University of Pennsylvania

The contents of the Whitman manuscript collection no doubt were utilized by Bradley in the editing of

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

The Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays is composed of approximately 250,000 volumes of American

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Catalog of the Walt Whitman Literary Manuscripts in the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays

Catalog of the Walt Whitman Literary Manuscripts in the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century

.; This poem later appeared as "A Word Out of the Sea," Leaves of Grass (1860); as "Out of the Cradle

," Leaves of Grass (1881–82).; This poem later appeared as "Chants Democratic 7," Leaves of Grass (1860

Antecedents," Leaves of Grass (1867).; This poem later appeared as "Calamus No. 17," Leaves of Grass (1860

India," Leaves of Grass (1871-72).; This poem later appeared as "Calamus No. 40," Leaves of Grass (1860

They later appeared separately as (in order of appearance): 1) "Calamus No. 21" in Leaves of Grass (1860

The American

.; Revised as "A Broadway Pageant (Reception Japanese Embassy, June 16, 1860)" in Drum-Taps (1865) and

Norton, 1973] and Ted Genoways, Walt Whitman and the Civil War: America's Poet During the Lost Years of 1860

.; See "Whitman's Journalism" for "City Photographs.

ProQuest's American Periodical Series database indicates a publication date of March 27, 1844 for Whitman's

What would you say, dear reader, were I to claim the nearest relationship to George Washington, Thomas

The names of these children may refer to those of three of Whitman's brothers, who were named after heroes

It was not a sad thing—we wept not, nor were our hearts heavy.

ProQuest's American Periodical Series database indicates a publication date of March 27, 1844 for Whitman's

Publishing, 1998).; The names of these children may refer to those of three of Whitman's brothers, who were

The teachers were, however, by no means overburthened with learning themselves; and my acquirements were

Were not the chances much more against me than they had been against a thousand others, who were the

—Preparations were accordingly made; scientific cooks were engaged; foreign delicacies purchased, and

city, upon conjugal matters.

Vain were there hopes.

.; Although Whitman's notebooks and his later poetry often celebrate the city and urban life, Franklin

Evans and "Fortunes of a Country-Boy" reveal some anti-urban sentiments, which were characteristic of

, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2007), xiii–xxiv.; Boarding houses flourished in New York City

published in the New York Aurora on March, 18, 1842, Whitman estimated that "half the inhabitants of the city

hire accommodations at these houses," and noted that "if we were called upon to describe the universal

Lancaster Intelligencer Lancaster City, PA April 7, 1863 [1] W.

Ukiah City Press Ukiah City, CA February 14, 1879 [6] [Unsigned] Wild Frank's Return The Cambria Freeman

The Salt Lake City Weekly Tribune Salt Lake City, UT October 27, 1892 8 [Unsigned] Her Offerings The

Free Press Osage City, KS December 15, 1892 3?

Whig Yazoo City, MS May 30, 1845 [1] W.

The rain now poured down a cataract; the shops were all shut; few of the street lamps were lighted; and

Nearer by were cultivated fields.

After desolating the cities of the eastern world, the dreaded Cholera made its appearance on our American

It even seemed as if he were thus making interest in the Courts of Heaven.

Boarding houses flourished in New York City in the mid-nineteenth century.

This tale is the eighth of nine short stories by Whitman that were published for the first time in The

Nassau Street is located in the financial district in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.; Whitman

See John Duff, History of Public Health in New York City, 1625–1866, Volume 1 (New York: Russell Sage

Boarding houses flourished in New York City in the mid-nineteenth century.

hire accommodations at these houses," and noted that "if we were called upon to describe the universal

You and Me and To-Day," New-York Saturday Press 14 January 1860, 2.

"Chants Democratic 7," Leaves of Grass (1860); "With Antecedents," Leaves of Grass (1867)."

Poemet [Of him I love day and night]," New-York Saturday Press 28 January 1860, 2.

Poemet [That shadow, my likeness]," New-York Saturday Press 4 February 1860, 2.

Leaves," New-York Saturday Press 11 February 1860, 2. 1.

make it easy to discern where one issue ends and another begins, as does the bound volume of the American

These pages were numbered with Roman numerals and when the issues were later microfilmed, all of the

monthly chronicles were placed at the beginning of the annual volume; in the bound volume, the chronicles

.; This poem later appeared as "A Word Out of the Sea," Leaves of Grass (1860); as "Out of the Cradle

," Leaves of Grass (1881–82).; This poem later appeared as "Chants Democratic 7," Leaves of Grass (1860

India," Leaves of Grass (1871-72).; This poem later appeared as "Calamus No. 40," Leaves of Grass (1860

Early in the Morning," Leaves of Grass (1867).; Revised as "Leaves of Grass. 1" in Leaves of Grass (1860

in Leaves of Grass (1881–82).; Revised as "A Broadway Pageant (Reception Japanese Embassy, June 16, 1860

.; Revised as "Leaves of Grass. 1" in Leaves of Grass (1860) and reprinted as "Elemental Drifts," Leaves