Step One Walt Whitman's notebook is small, compact, and very worn. Despite its ragged appearances, the notebook seems to be a prized item. The book is black leather and is bound with a simple, yet elegant design. The outside of this book is just as meaningful as the inside of the book. Whitman kept his thoughts in secrecy, or perhaps safety, by closing the pages within the cover. The worn appearance shows that despite the books once pleasant appearance, Whitman used it fairly often to record his thoughts. Each page within the notebook is a page number, ranging in number from 503 to 944. That is a lot of pages. There is a wide range of content shown on each page, showing the unique and varied origins of his poetry and works. Whitman has recorded names, dates, addresses, thoughts, events, questions, and drawings. Many of these pages also have a red stamp that says "The Library of Congress". This stamp d...
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