Paperback. Both Prequel and sequel to the dramatic story of Leaves of Grass, Quaker is narrated by longtime Whitman friend Eliza Seaman Leggett. She chronicles the sweep of Whitman's life from infancy to death, and is ideally positioned to explain precisely why the towering Quaker theologian Elias Hicks was Whitman's greatest hero. Whitman's lifelong friend Eliza Seaman Leggett tells the story of Whitman's life in the context of her own Quaker reformer career. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Quaker (Paperback)
Publisher: General Picture
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9798999722812
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Both Prequel and sequel to the dramatic story of Leaves of Grass, Quaker is narrated by longtime Whitman friend Eliza Seaman Leggett. She chronicles the sweep of Whitman's life from infancy to death, and is ideally positioned to explain precisely why the towering Quaker theologian Elias Hicks was Whitman's greatest hero.

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Mitchell Santine Gould is the leading authority on Walt Whitman's mysterious connection to Quakerism. He coined a term to describe this difficult problem - which occupied the heart of Whitman scholarship for a century: "Walt Whitman's Quaker Paradox." Since 1990, his findings have been published in Quaker History, Quaker Theology, and Walt Whitman: an Encyclopedia. His historical discoveries have been made open-source at https: //independent.academia.edu/MitchGould and his work continues at https: //kelsonofthecreation.com

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