Walt Whitman speaks : his final thoughts on life, writing, spirituality, and the promise of America, as told to Horace Traubel ; edited and with an introduction by Brenda Wineapple. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196).

Introduction / by Brenda Wineapple -- Nature -- The human heart -- Writing -- Writers -- Reading -- Leaves of Grass -- My poetry -- Literature -- Critics -- Art and artists -- Self-reliance -- Egotism -- Self-reflection -- Women -- Love -- Sex -- Friendship -- Democracy -- America -- The Civil War -- Lincoln -- Heroes -- History -- Biography -- Politics and politicians -- Radicals -- Internationalism -- Science -- Religion -- Mystery, faith, and the universe -- Immortality -- My philosophy -- Spirituality -- Success -- Aging.