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Into the Amazon | Digital Short

Kermit Roosevelt

When Theodore Roosevelt was near death on the banks of an uncharted river in the Brazilian Amazon, he pleaded with his son to leave him behind. But Kermit Roosevelt refused.

The Secret of Tuxedo Park | Trailer

The Secret of Tuxedo Park: Trailer

The story of the Wall Street tycoon whose radar technology helped win World War II.

Kit Carson | Trailer

Kit Carson: Trailer

The life of Kit Carson embodies the contradictions in the story of the American West.

Annie Oakley | Article

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

How accurate was Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show?

Buffalo Bill | Trailer

Buffalo Bill: Trailer

Buffalo Bill Cody was a meager plainsman turned international celebrity and frontier hero.

Walt Whitman | Article

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Although he did not have much formal schooling, Whitman was alive to the world around him, wandering through the natural bounty of Long Island and through the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Walt Whitman | Article

Walt Whitman and the Civil War

While in Washington, D.C., Whitman discovered that he had something to contribute to the war effort — himself.

Walt Whitman | Article

Whitman and Race

Whitman did not have a high opinion of the ten percent of Brooklyn residents who were of African descent, yet he thought slavery abhorrent.

Walt Whitman | Article

Whitman, Emerson, and 19th Century Literary America

There was one man whose praise Whitman desired and cherished more than any other: Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Walt Whitman | Article

A National Poet

Explore Whitman's calling as a poet, and the idea of a national poet.

Walt Whitman | Article

Whitman and New York City

The poet drew inspiration from New York City. His books celebrated the urban bustle he loved.

Walt Whitman | Article

Leaves of Grass

Still widely read today, it serves as an autobiography of sorts, recording some of the most tumultuous decades of American history.