Perform two separate searches, one for the Battle of Antietam and another for the Emancipation Proclamation. Note the information you come across on these topics. When did these events happen and what was the significance of each? Write a paragraph to explain why you made that choice and what you learned about it during your background research.

Democratic Vistas

The

iowa whitman series Ed Folsom, series editor

Democratic Vistas

The Original ediTiOn in Facsimile

by Walt Whitman ediTed by ed F OlsOm

UniversiTy OF iOwa Press, iOwa ciTy

University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2010 by the University of Iowa Press www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whitman, Walt, 1819–1892. Democratic vistas: the original edition in facsimile / by Walt Whitman; edited by Ed Folsom. p.â•… cm.—(The Iowa Whitman series, issn 1556-5610) Includes bibliography of works about Democratic vistas. isbn-13: 978-1-58729-870-7 (pbk.) isbn-10: 1-58729-870-8 (pbk.) 1. United States—Politics and government—1869–1877. 2. Whitman, Walt, 1819–1892—Political and social views. 3. Whitman, Walt, 1819–1892. Democratic vistas. I. Folsom, Ed, 1947–â•… II. Title. ps3213.a2f65â•… 2010 814'.3—dc22â•…â•…â•… 2009036883

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