He won a 1951 Pulitzer for his "Complete Poems" & one in 1940 for "Abraham Lincoln: The War Years"
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years: Carl ...  ... the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as...
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Carl Sandburg's life  After Carl Sandburg spent a year as a hobo, he joined the Spanish American War in ... It took him four more years to write the next biography about Lincoln, entitled Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. ... Sandburg won the Pulitzer Prize twice for his writings. ... He won another one in 1951 for his poetry book, Complete Poems.
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Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (In Four Volumes): Carl Sandburg ...  ... the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as...
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Carl Sandburg Biography & Timeline | Press Release | Pressroom ...  Sep 24, 2012 ... One of seven children, he left school at the age of 13 to work and help support his family. ... Encouraged by his wife, Sandburg kept writing poetry, most of it free verse. ... The four-volume Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, published in ... Sandburg's Complete Poems (1950) received the Pulitzer Prize in...
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Carl Sandburg - Wikipedia  Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878  July 22, 1967) was an American poet, writer, and editor who won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his .... Sandburg earned Pulitzer Prizes for his collection The Complete Poems of Carl ... and for his biography of Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln: The War Years). He...
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Wilmott Forums - The amazing Ken Jennings  Jul 10, 2004 ... POETS The Library of Congress' 2005 exhibit on him had a section titled "Wound Dresser in the Civil War" All 3 got "walt whitman" Final scores:
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Carl Sandburg Biography & Timeline | Press Release | Pressroom ...  Sep 24, 2012 ... Chicago Poems, was published in 1916, and his last collection of ... The four-volume Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, published in 1939, won the Pulitzer Prize in history. ... 1891  Carl leaves school after the eighth grade to help support his family. ... 1917  He joins the Chicago Daily News as a reporter.
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry - Wikipedia  The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually ... In its first 92 years to 2013, the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry was awarded 92 ... Robert Frost won the prize four times and several others won it more than ... 1924: New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes by Robert Frost...
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Freeman, Douglas Southall (18861953) - Encyclopedia Virginia  Jan 26, 2009 ... He won the Pulitzer Prize twice: the first, in 1935, for his four-volume biography of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee; and the .... 1951); Leader of the Revolution (volume 4 of George Washington: A Biography, 1951)...
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Sandburg's Lincoln within History - University of Michigan  Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years is, for better or worse, the best-selling, most widely read, and most influential book...
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Books|James Michener, Author of Novels That Sweep Through the ...  Oct 17, 1997 ... Author James Michener Dies at age 90; photo (M) ... during World War II, was his first published fiction and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948. ... As of late 1992, he was one of only eight authors who had written six or more No.
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War ... - Amazon.com  Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Carl Sandburg was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the ... $14.99 2 Used from $12.38 13 New from $7.88 ... Originally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl ... for his six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln, and the second for Poetry in 1951 for his...
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Carl Sandburg - Wikipedia  Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878  July 22, 1967) was an American poet, writer, and editor who won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in .... The Rootabaga Stories were born of Sandburg's desire for "American fairy...
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First Black wins Pulitzer Prize for poetry | African American Registry  On this date in 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry, "Annie Allen." Reference:
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Carl Sandburg - Carl Sandburg Poems - Poem Hunter  Carl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. ... He won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and another for a biography of .... And since the publication of 'Chicago Poems' in 1916, the voice of modern poetry...
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Carl Sandburg - Poet | Academy of American Poets - Poets.org  Carl Sandburg - Poet - Carl Sandburg was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes in his ... Soon after the publication of these volumes Sandburg wrote Smoke and Steel ... It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. poem.
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Gwendolyn Brooks; Won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 - latimes  Dec 4, 2000 ... Gwendolyn Brooks, who won a Pulitzer Prize for writing candid and ... poetry that delved into poverty, racism and drugs among black people, died Sunday. ... She began her writing career at 11 when she mailed several poems to a ... white, Hispanic, Native American," said longtime friend, poet and literature...
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RE Lee: A Biography, Pulitzer Prize Edition (4 Volume Set): Douglas ...  Douglas Southall Freeman's Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Robert E. Lee is ... Volume II recounts his early victories that led to the relief of Union General .... The string of victories that Lee gave the Confederacy in 1862-63 bear some of...
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Part of this poet's autobiography was reprinted in 1955 as Prairie ...  Jul 8, 2016 ... This literary movement was led in part by the poetry & prose of ... Pure poet, liked Lincoln, suffered stroke, lovely leaves # Quiz # Question. 0:29.
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Did you know that JFK is the only president to have won a Pulitzer ...  He won for his volume of biographies, "Profiles in Courage." | See more ... Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, Nobel prize winner, Humanitarian.
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Gwendolyn Brooks - Poet - Biography.com  Apr 2, 2014 ... Learn more about Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks, whose 1949 collection, ... In 1950 Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, ... Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for Annie Allen, making her the...