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Leaves of Grass - Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman's copy of the first edition of his book 'Leaves of Grass', with handwritten notes by Horace L. Traubel (later to become one of Whitman's literary executors). WW: American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist: 31 May 1819 – 26 March 1892. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)