PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Carl Sandberg
Born January 6,1878 in Galesburg Illinois,
Died July 22, 1967 at Flat Rock NC
Places lived: Elmhurst, Flat Rock, Milwaukee
Parents: Clara Mathilda(Mother) August Sandburg(Father)
Sisters: Emil, Esther, Martha, Mary
Brothers: Frederick, Martin
Spouse: Lilian Steichen(Wife)
Daughters: Janet, Helga, Margaret
Left high school at the age of thirteen to work & help support his family, then went into the Spanish-American War and qualified as a veteran for college admission at Lombard College in Galesburg IL and attended there from 1898-1902
After going to college for four year Sandburg dropped out to work as a traveling salesman. In 1912 went to work as a journalist, local news reporter and then ended up writing and printing poetry.
Some of Sandburg's most famous poems is; Fog, Chicago, Autumn Movement, & At a Window
Sandburg's most famous books are; The People, Yes, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairies Years & the War Years
"Life is like a onion. You peel if off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep"
"I'm an idealist . I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way"
"The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on"
Sandberg was also folks singer
The 2nd of 7 children
Dropped out of school twice
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"Carl Sandburg Poems - Chicago." Carl Sandburg Poems - Chicago. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2016.
