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Carl Sandburg liked simple poems. His parents came from Sweden. They had chosen the United States as their home. Sandburg grew up in Illinois. By the age of eighteen, he had left home. He traveled across the country, and he often caught rides on trains.

At the age of twenty, Sandburg joined the army. He served breifly in Puerto Rico. Then he returned home and attended Lombard College.

As a boy, Sandburg had thought about the name Carl. It sounded too foreign., so he took the name Carl. He used his name again, and he became proud of his Swedish ancestors.

Sandburg won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1951. He did not just write poems. He also gone across the country. He collected and sung American folk tales.

2007-01-17 09:10:36 · 6 answers · asked by Right here Right now 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Carl Sandburg moved from Sweden with his parents and grew up in Illinois. He served in the army and went to Lombard College. Afterwards, he wrote poems and collected American folk tales. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1951.

2007-01-17 09:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by morgulis2003 3 · 0 1

Carl Sandburg grew up in Illinois, a son of Swedish parents
and at the age of l8 left home travelling around the country
riding the rails but ultimately joined the army and was sent
to Puerto Rico. Returning home he enrolled in Lombard
College where he began writing the simple but powerful
poems that won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 and collecting
and singing versions of American folk tales.
He is revered for his down to earth interpretations of the
American experience .
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2007-01-17 10:06:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0 0

That's gonna be kind of hard because that IS already a short summary...

2007-01-17 09:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2007-01-17 09:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

yes i can write a short summary that is 7 sylables.

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2007-01-17 09:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2007-01-17 09:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by Bella 1 · 0 0

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