"Worshipping Walt: The Whitman Disciples," by Michael Robertson. Princeton University Press, March 2008. 9780691128085 368 p. $27.95
"Worshipping Walt is the first book on the Whitman disciples--the fascinating, eclectic group of nineteenth-century men and women who regarded Walt Whitman not simply as a poet but as a religious prophet. ... Worshipping Walt presents a colorful portrait of an era of intense religious, political, and sexual passions, shedding new light on why Whitman's work continues to appeal to so many."