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Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Format: image/photograph
A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and the Road Unknown
Poem by Walt Whitman.
Format: poetry
Civil War army hospitals
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.9
A description of medicine, hospitals, and the work of army doctors and nurses in the U.S. Civil War.
Format: article
Digital literature
Electronic books offer numerous benefits: They're usually searchable, they can be made instantly accessible to the visually impaired, they're often free, and, perhaps best of all, they're accessible right now. This list compiles some of the best sources for finding great works of literature on the Web.
Format: bibliography/help
North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
Format: book (multiple pages)
Style
In The five features of effective writing, page 5
Style, the fourth Feature of Effective Writing, is what makes an author's writing unique. Here's how to help your students establish a style appropriate to different genres and audiences.
By Kathleen Cali.

Resources on the web

The Walt Whitman Archive
Everything you always wanted to know about Walt Whitman, including photographs, manuscripts, audio, volumes of poems, and criticsm, and teaching resources gathered from collections around the world. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: whitmanarchive
Poet at Work: Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection
Four early notebooks of Walt Whitman that contain fragments of the poem "Song of Myself," trial lines of poetry and prose, Civil War hospital notes, and personal jottings on a wide range of subjects. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Library of Congress
Revising Himself : Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman's life with a focus on Leaves of Grass, includes many items from the Library of Congress exhibit. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Library of Congress
Poet's Corner
Read the poems and biographies of such notable poets as Walt Whitman, Dante Alighieri, John Donne, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others. Take a quiz to test your poetry knowledge and learn how to look at a poem critically. Not enough? This site includes links... (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Gale Group Inc. 2000