In this thought-provoking essay, author Robert Green Ingersoll examines the life and work of famed American poet Walt Whitman. Drawing on his own literary expertise, Ingersoll offers a fascinating look at one of the most celebrated writers of the 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the...