This volume is one of a number of editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed┬аBroadview Anthology of American Literature. The series is designed to make selections from the anthology available in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts; each edition features an introduction and explanatory footnotes, and is designed to meet the needs of todayтАЩs students.
This edition departs from most other editions in the series in one important respectтАФits format. The large page size of the edition facilitates the reading of WhitmanтАЩs long lines of verse.