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White Heat may be the first guide to depict the amazing connection between America's most beloved poet and the hot abolitionist who first introduced her work for the public.  Whilst the Civil War raged, an improbable friendship was created between the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a fictional figure who went weapons to Iowa and instructed the first Marriage regiment of black troops. Dickinson delivered Higginson four of her verses when he recognized he'd undergone a totally unique guru; their extreme communication continued for the following quarter-century. In Bright Warmth Brenda Wineapple shows an exceptional tale about poetry, love, and politics, one which sheds fresh light on her subjects and on the roiling America they shared.