Carl Sandburg: America's "Poet of the People" - Episode 49

Carl Sandburg was born in 1878 to Swedish immigrants.  His earliest years were typical of most immigrant children, and as the family’s eldest son – with work always needing done, life was never easy.

In 1891 and thirteen-years-old, Carl quit school, and within a few years he was a bona fide hobo, traveling the country, working various jobs – until 1898 when he enlisted as a private in the Spanish-American War, and life didn’t get any easier. 

In 1898, he enrolled in college and joined the Poor Writers Club, a group that met to read and critique poetry.  There was a friendship formed in that club that led to his becoming one of America’s favorite sons.  And yet, even at the height of his success – as you will see – he was not always recognized.

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