""Whitman and Traubel"" is a book written by William English Walling that explores the relationship between Walt Whitman, one of America's most celebrated poets, and his friend and literary executor, Horace Traubel. The book delves into their close friendship, which began in 1873 when Traubel was just 17 years old and lasted until Whitman's death in 1892. Walling examines the letters, journals, and other documents left behind by both men to paint...