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Carl Sandburg, a biography, Penelope Niven

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Carl Sandburg, a biography, Penelope Niven

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 805-812) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Carl Sandburg

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

22623567

Responsibility statement

Penelope Niven

Sub title

a biography

Summary

Follows the life and career of poetbiographer Carl Sandburg

Table Of Contents

pt. I. The prairie years. The young stranger (1869-1895) ; The dust of the traveled road (1896-1898) ; An independent drifter (1898-1902) ; Reckless ecstasy (1902-1904) ; A vagabond philosopher-poet (1904-1906) ; Uncharted seas (1906-1907) ; A gospel of freedom to come (1907-1908) ; Hope and glory (1908) ; Dreamers? Yes, dreamers (1908-1909) ; Fugitives of pain (1909-1911). -- pt. II. The Chicago years. This my city (1912-1914) ; Blood, work and war (1914-1916) ; The four brothers (1916-1918) ; World storm (1918-1919) ; Smoke and steel (1919-1920) ; To a far country of make-believe (1920-1921) ; Refuge in Rootabaga country (1922) ; A certain portrait (1923-1925) ; Strange friend (1925-1926). -- pt. III. The Lincoln years. American singer (1926-1929) ; A great bundle of grief (1929-1933) ; Heroes, did you say? (1933-1936) ; Lincoln? (1936-1940) ; Heartbreak time (1940-1945). -- pt. IV. The Connemara years. The eternal hobo (1945-1946) ; American dreamer (1946-1949) ; Songs and scars (1949-1951) ; A majestic old age (1951-1954) ; The family of man (1954-1956) ; Yes no yes no (1957-1958) ; Honey and salt (1959-1967). -- Epilogue: Shadows

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