A poet relocates to Washington, D.C., to care for wounded Civil War soldiers, hoping to find purpose and healing. However, as the nation enters the Gilded Age, he becomes disillusioned by the rampant corruption, greed, and inequality that follow.

S01E02 Part 2: The Civil War And Beyond 1861-1892

This story traces Walt Whitman's journey from his humble beginnings as a poor boy in rural Long Island and Brooklyn to the groundbreaking creation of his iconic work, Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, marking his literary revolution.

In Search of Walt Whitman