Leaves of Grass The First (1855) Edition Jill Bialosky These crossings are magical

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Leaves of Grass The First (1855) Edition Jill Bialosky These crossings are magicalBy: Walt Whitman Published by Penguin, 1961 07 10 I am large, I contain multitudes A Penguin Classic When Walt Whitman self published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished Leaves of Grass,