Camden's Compliment to Walt Whitman
Various
Read by Ed Humpal
On the occasion of Walt Whitman's 70th Birthday a "Committee of Citizens" in Camden, NJ held a special commemoration in his honor. This slim collection includes a autobiographical note by Whitman and his response to those present as well as a full record of the the speeches and appreciations offered, along with the letters and telegrams that poured in from all over the world. Contributors include: Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Ernest Rhys, Horace Traubel, Hallam Tennyson, William Rossetti, Gabriel Sarazin, William Morris, Rudolf Schmidt, William Sloane Kennedy, John G Whittier, John Addington Symonds, and many more. - Summary by Ed Humpal (3 hr 21 min)
Chapters
Autobiographic Notes, At The Complimentary Dinner, and To Walt Whitman | 9:09 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Recorders Ages Hence | 28:33 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Addresses, Part 1 | 43:42 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Addresses, Part 2 | 41:41 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Letters: Over-Sea -- Over-Land | 1:05:41 | Read by Ed Humpal |
By Wire: Then, Postscript | 13:05 | Read by Ed Humpal |