The Soldier's Friend: Walt Whitman's Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War

Walt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the crucial and heroic role he played tending to the wounded and dying in Civil War hospitals. This nonfiction book highlights Whitman's compassion and teaches an important lesson about empathy, making this a perfect social-emotional learning title for young readers.

In December of 1862, Walt Whitman left Brooklyn, New York, for the war-torn South after seeing his brother's name on a list of wounded Union soldiers. What h...