Walt Whitman (1819-92) is the authentic voice of democratic America. After a childhood in Brooklyn, he spent many years in and around Manhattan and Washington,

An anthology of poems that describe, celebrate and bring to vivid life the American experience.

The first edition of American Popular Music introduces the history and influence of American music within the broader context of American culture. It reveals ho

Winner of the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award for African American Art History, I Too Sing America offers a major survey on the visual art and

Irving Berlin came to the United States as a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets of the lower E