1860 Edition

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Cover

Boston, Thayer and Eldridge, 1860-61.

By 1857, Whitman had written 68 new poems and was ready for a third edition. In 1860, Thayer and Eldridge agreed on publishing the new edition. Before he was bankrupted in 1861, Thayer printed about 2000 copies (Whitman's friend John Burroughs estimates about 5000).

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Portrait

The illustration shows Whitman's transformation from a working class man to an elegant, romantic poet.

1860 Edition