Two of the most renowned literary giants- one for poetry and the other for children's books- worked for the Federal Government
Walt Whitman
Featured this quarter is the renowned poet Walt Whitman, who worked for the Interior Department in 1864. He was subsequently fired, possibly due to the contents of his poems. The following year, after the Civil War, the writer worked for the Attorney General, interviewing confederate soldiers to be pardoned. His most celebrated work, 'Leaves of Grass." revolutionized the landscape of poetry through a style later coined "free verse.”
Dr. Suess
Theodore Seuss Geisel, the renowned children's author more commonly known as Dr. Seuss, offered his artistic talents to the Treasury Department during World War II. He contributed to posters and pamphlets focused on public service during the war. He also served as a Captain in the army and was commander of the "First Motion Picture Unit" of the United States Army Air Forces. The Cat in the Hat was published in 1957.
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