"If we boast of our best, we must repent of our worst. Otherwise patriotism will be a very poor thing indeed."
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Carl Sandburg January 6, 1878 to July 22, 1967 Born in Galesburg, Illinois & Died in Flat Rock, North Carolina Poet, historian, novelist, biographer, two time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A huge figure in American literature of the early 20th century.
Quote "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."
Off-Site Resource Good Carl Sandburg Website Concentrating On The Chicago Poems
Bibliography (a small selection) Poetry In Reckless Ecstasy - 1904 Chicago Poems - 1916 Cornhuskers - 1918 Smoke and Steel - 1920 The People, Yes - 1936 Poems of the Midwest (Contains Cornhuskers and Chicago Poems) - 1946 Harvest Poems, 1910 - 1960 - 1960
Lincoln Biography Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years - 1926 Abraham Lincoln: The War Years - 1939
An index of all author pages on Happy Dead Trees
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"If we boast of our best, we must repent of our worst. Otherwise patriotism will be a very poor thing indeed."
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