Who was the author who predated Crane in writing realism?

Whitman

Longfellow

Brady

Bierce

Whitman

Explanation:

Walt Whitman was an American poet, humanist and journalist. He was born in 1819 and died in 1892. He was part of the period that lead to changes between transcendentalism and realism. He was a influential American poet and he is often called father of free verse. He was the author who predated crane in writing realism.