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Always the Young Strangers, the author's recollections of his childhood and youth in Galesburg, Illinois, is presented in a shortened version for younger readers.

About the author

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.

Summary

Always the Young Strangers, the author’s recollections of his childhood and youth in Galesburg, Illinois, is presented in a shortened version for younger readers.

Product details

• Authors: Sandburg, Carl Sandburg
• Assisted by: Joe Krush (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.1990
• EAN: 9780152633325
• ISBN: 978-0-15-263332-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 4531 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Poetry / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Adolescence, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / General