Camden's Compliment to Walt Whitman
by Various
Chapter 1 of 6 Autobiographic Notes, At The Complimentary Dinner, and To Walt Whitman
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- Running time
- 3 h 22 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Ed Humpal, Eileen Tipping
Chapters
About this recording
On the occasion of Walt Whitman's 70th Birthday a "Committee of Citizens" in Camden, NJ held a special commemoration in his honor. This slim collection includes a autobiographical note by Whitman and his response to those present as well as a full record of the the speeches and appreciations offered, along with the letters and telegrams that poured in from all over the world. Contributors include: Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Ernest Rhys, Horace Traubel, Hallam Tennyson, William Rossetti, Gabriel Sarazin, William Morris, Rudolf Schmidt, William Sloane Kennedy, John G Whittier, John Addington Symonds, and many more. - Summary by Ed Humpal