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Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln.
Explore the controversial life and legacy of the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Car Sandburg through archival footage and interviews with Pete Seeger, the late Studs Terkel and Norman Corwin,...
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Sandburg Family Timeline. 1878. Sandburg 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 Sandburg August but in elementary school asks to be called Charles, because he thought it sounded more American. 1883.
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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 a celebrity poet whose massive biography of Abraham Lincoln influenced the way many people in the 20th century view the president.
In 1945, Sandburg and his extended family, including his wife, daughters, and grandchildren, moved to Connemara in Flat Rock, North Carolina. This was an extremely productive time in his life as he published the novel Remembrance Rock in 1948.
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Poet Carl Sandburg was born into a poor family in Galesburg, Illinois. In his youth, he worked many odd jobs before serving in the 6th Illinois Infantry in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War. He studied at Lombard College, and then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he worked as an organizer for the Socialist Democratic Party.
