{"product_id":"on-democracy-paperback-8","title":"On Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bromwich\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGathered together for the first time, Walt Whitman's urgently needed prose writings on the democratic spirit and the soul of the nation. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e12 short works encapsulate the American Bard's fiery passions and timeless wisdom for today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere for the first time in a convenient pocket edition are all of Walt Whitman's essential prose writings on democracy, including his unforgettable reflections on the roots on American division, the fearful legacy of the Civil War, and shining example of Abraham Lincoln. Few writers have been as harsh in their condemnation of America's sins and spiritual shortcomings or as abiding in his faith in democratic ideals as Whitman. His clarion voice speaks to us with renewed urgency today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGathered here are: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Eighteenth Presidency!,\" written during the 1856 presidential campaign, in which Whitman expresses his rage over the immediate prospects for American democracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDemocratic Vistas\u003c\/i\u003e (1871), in which he dramatizes his role as poet-prophet of a better America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe searing essay \"Origins of Attempted Secession\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand shorter extracts on democracy from the classic book \u003ci\u003eSpecimen Days \u003c\/i\u003e(1882)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his introduction, acclaimed political observer David Bromwich examines Whitman's political prose writings and highlights why they matter today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALT WHITMAN \u003c\/b\u003e(1819-1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer's devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers during the Civil War and is widely considered the greatest American poet of the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID BROMWICH\u003c\/b\u003e is Sterling Professor of English at Yale University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Intellectual Career of Edmund Burke\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles on contemporary politics have appeared in\u003ci\u003e Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 205\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451455619321,"sku":"9781598538465","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Gd2fsiaiTX9781598538465.webp?v=1772053921","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/on-democracy-paperback-8","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}