Always the Young Strangers

Born in 1878, Carl Sandburg grew with America. As a boy he played, studied, and matured in Galesburg, Illinois. Sandburg's reminiscence delivers a nostalgic view of small-town life and an invaluable perspective on American history. Index.


Author: Carl Sandburg
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 11/15/1991
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780156047654

About the Author
Sandburg, Carl: -

CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.