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Sandburg met Lilian Steichen (1883–1977) at the Milwaukee Social Democratic Party office in 1907, and they married the next year in Milwaukee. Lilian's brother was the photographer Edward Steichen. Sandburg with his wife, whom he called Paula, raised three daughters. Their first daughter, Margaret, was born in 1911.
Carl August Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on January 6, 1878, the second of August Sandburg and Clara Mathilda Anderson's seven children. His parents had both come to the United States from Sweden; his father worked as a blacksmith's assistant.
Second of seven children, Carl August Sandburg grew up in Abraham Lincoln country in Illinois, absorbing the Lincoln lore and the hotly argued local politics. During the Panic of 1893,...
Carl Sandburg was a famous American writer and editor, much acclaimed for his poetry. During his lifetime, he won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. He is also remembered for his works for children like, “Rootabaga Stories” and “Rootabaga Pigeons”.
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1878 – Carl Sandburg is born on January 6 in Galesburg, Illinois. He is the second child and eldest son of Swedish immigrants August and Clara Sandburg. He is baptized Carl August, but in elementary school he asks to be called Charles, or Charlie, thinking it is more American. 1883 – Lilian Steichen, Sandburg’s future wife, is born on May 1 in Hanc...
1902-07 – He leaves college without a degree, sells stereopticon slides and viewers, and writes for the Galesburg Evening Mail, using the pseudonym “Crimson.” His first poem is published in the literary magazine The Thistle in 1902. His first collection of poetry and prose, In Reckless Ecstasy, is published in 1904 as a booklet by Professor Wright....
1916 – His daughter Janet is born June 26. 1917 – He joins the Chicago Daily News as a reporter. 1918 – He is hired by the Newspaper Enterprise Association to travel to Norway and Sweden as a correspondent covering World War II. His daughter Helga is born on November 24. Cornhuskers is published. 1919 – He returns to work at the Chicago Daily News....
1932 – Sandburg leaves the Chicago Daily News to focus on writing poetry, children’s stories, and the last four volumes of the Lincoln biography. 1935-37 – Lilian Sandburg buys her first goats and registers the herd’s name as Chikaming after the township where they live. She begins a breeding program to improve the blood lines and milk production o...
1946 – Sandburg’s birthplace in Galesburg, Illinois is dedicated as a memorial. 1948 – Remembrance Rock, Sandburg’s only novel, is published. 1950 – Complete Poems is published. 1951 – Sandburg wins the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for Complete Poems. 1952 – He receives the American Academy of Arts and Letters gold medal for history. 1953 – Always the...
1963 – Honey and Salt, Sandburg’s last book of poetry, is published on January 6, his 85th birthday. He receives the International United Poets Laureate award as the Honorary Poet Laureate of the United States. 1964 – Sandburg receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Lyndon B. Johnson. 1965 – Sandburg receives honors from the NAACP for his c...
Jul 1, 2019 · Carl Sandburg was an American poet who became widely known to the public not only for his poetry but for his multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. As a literary celebrity, Sandburg was familiar to millions.
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Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on January 6, 1878. His parents, August and Clara Johnson, had emigrated to America from the north of Sweden. After encountering several August Johnsons in his job for the railroad, the Sandburg’s father renamed the family.
