James Fenimore Cooper vs. Walt Whitman
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
James Fenimore Cooper
1789 – 1851
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and his last 15 years in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death, and contributed generously to it.
"History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness."
Walt Whitman
1819 – 1892
Walter Whitman Jr. was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature.
"I like the scientific spirit—the holding off, the being sure but not too sure, the willingness to surrender ideas when the evidence is against them: this is ult…"
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