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=Carl AugustSandburg by William Ross Barnett= Carl August Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878 in Galesburg, Illinois. He died on July 22, 1967 in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Sandburg wrote under such names as Charles A. Sandburg, Militant, and Jack Phillips. Sandburg created a form of free verse that used the rhythms and color of Midwestern American slang. Many people liked his style of poetry because he could paint pictures of people in places such as a railroad yard, the marketplace, and the factory. These images and topics were rarely used in poetry in the early 20th century. It was after the Spanish American war at Lombard College where Sandburg developed his writing ability. Sandburg also regularly wrote about the Chicago Renaissance, the new era with World War 1, and the Great Depression. In 1916 Sandburg published the __Chicago Poems__. This poem showed peoples hardships, and loves. This poem received good reviews and showed the people of Chicago that he was a very talented poet. Throughout the 1920's he developed works such as __Smoke and Steel__, __Sunburnt West__, and __Good Morning America__. In these poems many people enjoyed them because of his free verse, and powerful images of people. Sanburg also enjoyed writing childrens novels, but most of all he was fascinated with Abraham Lincoln. Sandburg spent most of the 1920's and half of the 1930's traveling around gathering information about Abraham Lincoln. Carl put the information that he gathered into his four volumes of Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. During the 1930's when the country was admist in the Great Depression Sandburg became fascinated with Roosevelt and his new deal. Throughout World War 2 Sandburg wrote for the Chicago Times to gain support for the War. When Sandburg was at the age of 65 he wrote his first novel entitled __Remembrance Rock__. Sandburg wrote this novel to help the war effort. After World War 2 Sandburg moved to Flat Rock, North Carolina. While in Flat Rock Sandburg wrote his Autobiography, __Always the Young Strangers.__ In his life, Sandburg was the recipient of many awards, including The 1939 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Prior to this Sandburg received the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal in 1934, including many others, twenty decades before and after this. His many achievements allotted him a canvas to build his autobiography upon. In 1952, Sandburg composed his autobiography, //Always the Young Strangers,// covering the twenty years of his life. A critic of the New York Times, Robert E. Sherwood called the book "the best biography ever written by an American." A few years before his death, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded him their organization's award in 1964. This milestone in his life reflected his efforts to improve the conditions of the African-American race, and showed his compassion and his sense of responsibility to better America. In the early part of his life Carl Sanburg struggled to find a passion for anything. After gaining his ability for writing he put everything he had into it. To this day Carl Sandburg is regarded as one of the best poets in the 20th century. His poems have been recognized and have received many awards. Critics today see him as one of the best American poets of all time. Many years from now people will still be reading Sandburg's literature, and this will fulfill Sandburg's hopes of being remembered.

Chalton, Nicola. __Literary Lifelines Volume. 8.__ Danbury, Connecticut. Grolier Educational. 1998.

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Sandburg, Carl. __The People Yes.__ New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. 1936

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Sandburg, Carl (August)(1878-1967). "UXL Junior Discovering Authors. Online ed. Detroit:UXL, 2003. Student Resource Center- Gold. Gale. Fuquay Varina High School/ WCPS/. 23 May. 2008 

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Whitworth, Richard. "Carl Sandburg." __Salem Pres, Inc.;__ Literary Reference Center 

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