This Illinois poet wrote what many consider to be the definitive biography of Abraham Lincoln
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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 ... the best-selling, most widely read, and most influential book about Lincoln. ... Prize-winning play Abe Lincoln in Illinois in 1938 and David Wolper's six-part ... he wrote, "has a history or biography like Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln:...
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Sandburg's Lincoln - Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site ...  Sandburg Poetry ... As a young boy growing up in Galesburg, Illinois, Carl Sandburg often listened to ... Starting in 1923 and published in 1925, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years had ... In a Time magazine article upon the completion of The War Years it was written, in part, This four-volume biography is a work whose...
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Vachel Lindsay - Wikipedia  Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing ... Lindsay was born in Springfield, Illinois where his father, Vachel Thomas Lindsay, worked as a medical ... In his 1914 poem "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight (In Springfield, Illinois)", Lindsay specifically places Lincoln 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 biography of Abraham Lincoln. .... Carl Sandburg's boyhood home in Galesburg is now operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the Carl Sandburg State...
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Abraham Lincoln facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  Make research projects and school reports about Abraham Lincoln easy with credible ... So too, but to a lesser degree, did Shakespeare, some history, poetry, and, ... Thereafter, for many years, he found central Illinois to be good enough to stay ... he wrote in 1859, "which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since."...
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Poetry In Motion - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Apr 20, 1997 ... In his lovely late poem "Of Asphodel, That Greeny Flower," William Carlos Williams ... hard-working, free-versifying stance, exemplified for some in Carl ... Butcher for the World,/ Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat" in his poem "Chicago. ... the book is filled with wry social commentary and political observations.
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Carl Sandburg | Carl Sandburg Biography and Timeline | American ...  Aug 18, 2012 ... His first serious recognition as a poet came in 1914 when Harriet Monroe, editor of Poetry: A ... In 1926 he published the two-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, and ... 1878  Carl Sandburg is born on January 6 in Galesburg, Illinois. .... Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You. 1:53:...
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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 ... He began his writing career as a journalist for the Chicago Daily News.
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Abraham Lincoln and his Illinois : Culture : Smile Politely  Sep 7, 2010 ... People and Places in The Land of Lincoln is well written, easy to read, and exhaustively researched. ... In 1818, when Illinois became a state, there were still enormous ... Just giving speeches and getting himself on the map. ... but that it started the way it did: "He really thought the South would not attack.
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Ask me a trivia question - Topix  Topix  Mar 14, 2010 ... $500 ~ Best known for "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight", he published at least a dozen volumes of poems. Confederacy of Dunces.
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The State of Illinois - An Introduction to the Prairie State from ...  Welcome to Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, and the heart of America. ... This name refers to Illinois as the state where Abraham Lincoln began his political career. ... Though Lincoln was born in Kentucky and lived in Indiana before moving to .... While devoting attention to the touchstones of history, Illinois illuminates also the...
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Carl Sandburg - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Apr 21, 1991 ... Galesburg, Ill., Remembers Its Most Famous Son ... but for allof his days Sandburg preferred to be known as a Chicago poet. ... A daughter, Mary, was born there in 1875. ... Wright published Sandburg`s first book of verse, ``In Reckless ... Lincoln biography, foreign language editions of his books, and rare...
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Frequently Asked Questions - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National ...  [3] Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS has the Lincoln family bible which list ... Baptist Church cemetery in what is now Abraham Lincoln State Park in southern Indiana. ... In 1834 his election to the Illinois state legislature placed Lincoln on the path to his ... There is some thought that Abraham Lincoln's mother was illegitimate.
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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 biography of Abraham Lincoln. ... Sandburg was never actually called to battle. .... In 1954, Carl Sandburg High School was dedicated in Orland Park, Illinois. Sandburg...
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Carl Sandburg - Wikipedia  Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878  July 22, 1967) was an American poet, writer, and editor who ... Carl Sandburg was born in a three-room cottage at 313 East Third Street in ... During the time, Sandburg wrote Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers ..... Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years; Mary Lincoln: Wife and Widow...
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UK English US English Espaol Franais Italiano Deutsch  ...  Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878  July 22, 1967) was an American poet, writer, and ... Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. ... breadth of his experiences connected him with so many strands of American life", .... schools named after Sandburg in Illinois, including those in Wheaton, Orland...
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1809 - Biography.com  Abraham Lincoln. U.S. Representative, U.S. President, Lawyer (18091865). Biography  Felix Mendelssohn. Pianist, Conductor, Composer (18091847).
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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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Read The Poet's Poet by Elizabeth Atkins, Read free on ...  The origin of Keats might be assumed to have its share in molding poets' views on caste, but ... presented with the most unflinching realism that the author can achieve. .... and again, in Her Portrait, he muses, ... There is a triple sight in blindness keen. .... Thus Walt Whitman does not hesitate to write poetry on the effect of his...
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Edwin Markham Lincoln and Other Poems Abraham Lincoln Book ...  "The Man with the Hoe" was a strong commentary on America's working class and their ... On the strength of his first book, Markham received a request to write a poem .... the lonesome cricket by the stone Begin to hush the night ; and lightly blown Field .... And one had fallen across the mountain way, A tree hurled down by...