A Biography on Carl Sandburg
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......
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