A fully unexpurgated collection that restores the sexual vitality and subversive flair suppressed by Whitman himself in later editions of Leaves of Grass.A century after his death, Whitman is still celebrated as America's greatest poet. In this startling new edition of his work, Whitman biographer Gary Schmidgall presents over 200 poems in their original pristine form, in the chronological order in which they were written, with Whitman's original line breaks and punctuation. Included in this volume are facsimiles of Whitman's original manuscripts, contemporary - and generally blistering - reviews of Whitman's poetry (not surprisingly Henry James hated it), and early pre-Leaves of Grass poems that return us to the physical Whitman, rejoicing - sometimes graphically - in homoerotic love.Unlike the many other available editions, all drawn from the final authorized or "deathbed" Leaves of Grass, this collection focuses on the exuberant poems Whitman wrote during the creative and sexual prime of his life, roughly between l853 and l860. These poems are faithfully presented as Whitman first gave them to the world - fearless, explicit and uncompromised - before he transformed himself into America's respectable, mainstream Good Gray Poet through 30 years of revision, self-censorship and suppression.Whitman admitted that his later poetry lacked the "ecstasy of statement" of his early verse. Revealing that ecstasy for the first time, this edition makes possible a major reappraisal of our nation first great poet.
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Around 450 books come from 1 tree, according to various reliable academic sources. This means each book shared and not bought, saves .002 trees from being cut. A book shipped also typically results in the use of 1 plastic bag.
Estimating the number of books that can be made from one tree depends on several factors, including the type of tree, its size, the paper quality and thickness used for the books, and the size of the books themselves. Here's an analysis using some typical values.
Tree Yield for Paper: A mature tree, often a pine or a similar species used for paper production, can yield about 80 cubic feet of wood. This amount can vary based on the type and size of the tree.
Paper Production: On average, a single tree can produce about 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of paper. The exact amount depends on the efficiency of the pulping process and the type of paper being produced.
Paper in Books: The amount of paper used in a book varies widely based on the size of the book, the thickness of the paper, and the number of pages. For a rough estimate, let's consider a typical paperback novel with around 300 pages, with each page weighing approximately 5 grams.
Now, let's calculate how many such books could be made from one tree by:
Converting the paper yield per tree (1,000-2,000 pounds) to grams.
Calculating the total weight of paper used in one book (300 pages × 5 grams per page).
Dividing the total paper yield from the tree by the paper used per book.
Based on these estimates, one tree can produce approximately:
303 books on the lower end of the estimate.
605 books on the higher end of the estimate.
These figures are rough estimates. The actual number of books that can be made from a single tree will vary depending on the specific characteristics of the tree, the type of paper used, and the size and page count of the books.
We are taking 450 as the average number of books produced from 1 tree.