Walt Whitman's ego seemed impervious to criticism, and his self-promotion — writing anonymous reviews of his own book — suggests total self-assurance. There was, however, one man whose praise ...

In the nation's capital, Whitman began making the rounds of the hospitals offering modest gifts of fruit, candy, books, pencils and paper to the hospitalized soldiers. More importantly ...

The print-obsessed Whitman loved toying with ideas for books and pamphlets, most of which were destined to remain nothing more than figments in his mind or jottings in his notebooks. Here ...

Source: Whitman's book: The Power of Many Whitman was an avid athlete as a child playing tennis, figure skating, lacrosse, competitive swimming, and she was a great student. At first, she wanted ...

Richard G. Whitman is an expert on the UK’s foreign and security and defence policies of the UK and the EU. He is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent. He is the ...