Carl Sandburg, was born in Galesburg, Illinois near my hometown.
In 1945 he and his wife Lilian moved to Flat Rock, NC for her to raise prize winning goats and a quite secluded place for him to write.
We visited on the 22nd.
“ Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920). He enjoyed "unrivaled appeal as a poet in his day, perhaps because the breadth of his experiences connected him with so many strands of American life". When he died in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson observed that "Carl Sandburg was more than the voice of America, more than the poet of its strength and genius. He was America."
Thank you. I should add there were BOOKS in every room! 🥰
Thank you.
That’s the way I decorate too! Wish I had more room until it come to dusting!
Thank you everyone. Mr. Sandburg was an interesting man and very talented.
I know what you mean wanting more bookcases! “Envy”😊