Carl

Carl Sandburg

By dcrensh
  • Date of birth

    Date of birth

    Carl Sandburg was born on January 6th, 1878 in Galesburg, Illinois.
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    Carl Sandburg

  • Dropped out of school

    Dropped out of school

    Carl left school at age 13 to work jobs.
  • Became a hobo

    Became a hobo

    Carl Sandburg became a hobo and traveled west to Kansas.
  • First publication

    First publication

    Philip Green Wright paid for the publication of Sandburg's first volume of poetry, a pamphlet called Reckless Ecstacy.
  • Secretary

    Secretary

    Sandburg acted as secretary to the first socialist mayor of Milwaukee.
  • Chicago Poems

    Chicago Poems

    He established his reputation with Chicago Poems.
  • Cornhuskers

    Cornhuskers

    He then established his repuatation with Cornhuskers in 1918.
  • Smoke and Steel

    Smoke and Steel

    He then wrote smoke and steel in 1920.
  • The American Songbag and the New American Songbag

    The American Songbag and the New American Songbag

    The American Songbag and The New American Songbag were published.
  • Pulitzer Prize

    Pulitzer Prize

    He recieved a second Pulitzer Prize with his "complete poems".
  • Final poem

    Final poem

    His final poem was Honey & Salt, written in 1963.
  • Death date

    Death date

    Sandburg died on July 22nd, 1967.