Carl Sandburg

by Harry Lewis Golden

Book Overview

Harry Golden greatly admired and loved Carl Sandburg, and the feeling was indeed
mutual. Toward the end of his life, Sandburg shared his papers, letters,
photographs, and memories with Golden. Combining these materials with his
own recollections, Golden reconstructs the life of his closest friend. His
anecdotal account is both an engaging portrait of Sandburg and a tribute
to their friendship. Generations of Sandburg's devoted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252060067
• ISBN13: 9780252060069
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Slanted but very interesting

Part biography, part memoir - all hagiography of the poet-historian. It's most interesting, though, and well written. Sandburg, was simple, patriotic, direct and thus not a favorite with modern critics ( a shame). Golden gives lavish praise for Sandburg's poetry and the Lincoln biography. If you care at all about Sandburg, you should like this book.