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Every era of literature has their authors that "stick out," or are very well-known from the rest. All over the world, their works are considered master pieces. The Civil War era was known for famous writers, for example, Walt Whitman who wrote Beat! Beat! Drums! which was a patriotic rally call for the North and wrote in the preface to the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. He believed that the poet and society had a symbiotic relationship (Walt Whitman). Harriet Beecher Stowe was also another well-known writer of this particular time period. She wrote literature dealing with the sensitive issue of slavery. Her works included Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Mayflower (Harriet Beecher Stowe). There are numerous others who wrote during this time period, but were more focused on yearning for the past than for their current lifestyle, which is now considered important to our country's history.