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Words of War and Peace

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:29:26
Publish Date: 2026-04-02 07:01:05
Description:

Author Cynthia Wachtell describes contrasting views of war in American literature, including the Civil War reflections of Walt Whitman and the fervent anti-war beliefs expressed by Mark Twain in several works.

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