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In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860)

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Walt Whitman rises from a hardscrabble boyhood in Long Island and Brooklyn to write the masterpiece Leaves of Grass in 1855 that revolutionizes literature. Many of his most famous poems are profiled.

DirectorAndrew D. Kaplan
WriterAndrew D. Kaplan

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Is there a sequel to In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860)?

Yes — In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860) is followed by In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892) (2020) in the In Search of Walt Whitman Collection.

Is there a prequel to In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860)?

In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860) is the first film in the In Search of Walt Whitman Collection.

Is In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860) part of a trilogy?

No — In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860) is part of the In Search of Walt Whitman Collection, which has 2 films.

How many movies are in the In Search of Walt Whitman Collection?

There are 2 films in the In Search of Walt Whitman Collection: In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860) (2020) and In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892) (2020).