Drum-taps vs John Brown's Body: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American poetry, Poetry, History

Cover of Drum-taps

Drum-taps Walt Whitman · 1865 ★★★★☆ 4.0 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of John Brown's Body

John Brown's Body Stephen Vincent Benét · 1927 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Drum-taps is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for John Brown's Body.

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