WHITMAN AND NEWSPAPERS In 1831, at the age of 12, Walt Whitman took his first position at a newspaper working for Samuel E. Clement, the editor of the Long Island Patriot. At [...]

PLYMOUTH CHURCH Often referred to as the “Grand Central Depot” of the Underground Railroad due to its role in the Abolitionist Movement, Plymouth Church was Brooklyn's Second Congregational Church and a vital [...]

THE FIRST EDITION OF LEAVES OF GRASS "The first Leaves of Grass was printed in 1855 in Brooklyn New York—small quarto 9 by 12 inches, 95 pages—in the type called "English"—was not [...]

Webpage Hacked by the Mower Virus The following image is a screen capture of the Walt Whitman Archive website which was recently hacked by SNAKE.

BIG BOOK’S: WE READ YOUR MIND! We noticed a writer you were recently looking for is unavailable, why not check out something new in the meantime? We know you’ll love it! [...]

BIG BOB AND BIG BOB BOOKS The larger than life CEO of Big Books started his online book retail business in his garage in 1999 with no knowledge of coding, computers, marketing, [...]