O Captain, My Captain, Robert Burleigh
O Captain, My Captain, Robert Burleigh
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O Captain, My Captain
Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

Author: Robert Burleigh

Narrator: Chris Lutkin, David Bendena

Unabridged: 1 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/16/2019

Synopsis

Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Although the two men never met, Whitman often saw Lincoln’s carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet’s mind, and Lincoln’s “grace under pressure” was something Whitman returned to again and again in his poetry. Whitman witnessed Lincoln’s second inauguration and mourned along with America as Lincoln’s funeral train wound its way across the landscape to his final resting place. This recording includes the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” and an excerpt from “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” as well as brief bios of Lincoln and Whitman, a timeline of Civil War events, endnotes, and a bibliography.

About Robert Burleigh

Robert Burleigh was born and raised in Chicago and later attended DePauw University. He has been publishing children's books since the early 1990s. In addition to writing, he paints regularly under the name Burleigh Kronquist and has had his work shown individually and with groups in Chicago, New York, and elsewhere around the United States.

About Sterling Hundley

Sterling Hundley was raised in Richmond, Virginia and went on to receive a degree in communications art and design from Virginia Commonwealth University. His work has appeared in multiple publications including Rolling Stone and The New York Times. He currently resides in Virginia where he is a professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.

About Chris Lutkin

Chris Lutkin has been an actor, a director, a writer, and a teacher for over thirty years. He has narrated several audiobooks including The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick, 12 Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and The Red Badge of Courage. He currently resides in Detroit with his wife, Heather, and their rescue dog, Buckaroo.

About David Bendena

David Bendena is an actor and a musician based in the Midwest. His theatre experience over the past twenty years has taken him to stages throughout Chicago, Kansas City, and Michigan. He is very proud to be a member of the Actors Equity Association and to be a Resident Artist with the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andria on June 24, 2022

Excellent historical references, good artwork and included two poems by Walt Whitman. 5 ⭐!......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca is book-hooked on November 30, 2022

The art is phenomenal!......more

Goodreads review by Elaina on February 08, 2020

Heartrending reflections on Walt Whitman’s hands-on care and concern for soldiers wounded and killed in the Civil War, as well as his poignant love and admiration for Abraham Lincoln. A remarkable artistic bio with evocative artwork detailing the circumstances in which Whitman wrote his iconic “O Ca......more

Goodreads review by Brooks Dreyer on January 04, 2024

Not large in content but rich in details I never knew. Has mevthirsting for more about Walt Whitman. I’ll admit to venturing off to read some of his Poetry praising Abraham Lincoln.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on September 21, 2019

A dark story of war, slavery, and death shot through with a glowing thread of idealism and service. After recently reading both Live Oak, with Moss and The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of an Extraordinary Life I feel somewhat steeped in this war-torn time period. Thinking about al......more

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