Essay/Term paper: Carl sandberg

Essay, term paper, research paper:  American History

Carl Sandburg was a great man. His life was one of fame,



once he began writing. He inspired many people. He also became



an American Marvel. His works still remain read even today, 30



years after his death.



His life was an interesting one. His parents immigrated to the



US from Sweden. His parents moved to Galesburg, Illinois. He



attended public schools. At the age of thirteen, he had to give up



public school and go to work to help earn money for his family.



First, he drove a milk truck. Next he worked in a barber shop Then



he went on to change sets in theater, operated a brick kiln, and



worked as a carpenter, house painter and dishwasher. When he



was older, he joined the fight against the Spanish in the



Spanish-American War. He spent a long eight months in Puerto



Rico. After the war, he went to Lombard College. Afterwards , he



went on to work as an organizer for the Social-Democratic Party in



Wisconsin, during 1907 through 1908. That was also the year he



got married. He also wrote for the Leader, a newspaper in



Milwaukee. He then went on to the city of Chicago. There, he



wrote for the two newspapers, the Daily News and the Daybook.



He liked writing for newspapers some, but his true passion was



poetry. Some of his early poems were published in the Chicago



newspapers he worked for.



With his love for poetry grew, the demand for his



poetry also grew. In the year 1916, at the age of thirty eight, he



published the book, Chicago poems. Two years later, at the age of



forty, he published Cornhuskers. The public loved these two



marvelous books. Other poets accepted them as wonderful. In the



1920"s he became so popular, that he quit journalism to write



full-time as a career. He also moved away from the black ink to



write songs. Some were accepted into songbooks, such as The



Songbag, and The New American Songbag.



Sandburg was then transformed into an American Marvel.



he was very interested in the Ideas of Democracy and Liberty.



He was inspired by great men, such as Abraham Lincoln, who was



shot eighteen years before Sandburg"s birth. He was so inspired



that he wrote a book about the man"s life. It was called Abraham



Lincoln: The war years volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4. These were



published in the year 1939, at the late age of 61. The series was so



strong and powerful, it won a Pulitzer prize. Some of his



all-American works include the following: The Chicago race



chariots(1919), Mary Lincoln , Wife and Widow(1932),



Rootabaga Country(1922), and Potato Face(1930).



In summary, Sandburg was and all-American great guy.



He led a life of many social statuses and worked his way to the



top. He wrote many great works. And finally he proved himself to



be an American marvel. Carl Sandburg was a great man.