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"An Unusually Active Market for Calamus": Whitman, Vanity Fair, and the Fate of Humor in a Time of War, 1860-1863

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Tracks over twenty references to Whitman, many of them previously unrecorded, appearing in Vanity Fair during its three-and-a-half year existence and discusses the cultural significance of the journal in the context of Whitman's life and career.

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How to Cite: Scholnick, R. (2002) “"An Unusually Active Market for Calamus": Whitman, Vanity Fair, and the Fate of Humor in a Time of War, 1860-1863”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 19(3/4). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1681