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.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Sandburg, Carl Sandburg
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.1991
• EAN: 9780156047654
• ISBN: 978-0-15-604765-4
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 628 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Biography / Autobiography