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Excerpt from Carl Sandburg, Poet and Patriot
Clearly discernible, a robust theme runs through all his works. Carl Sandburg loves his country, and he is devoted to the welfare of The Family of Man.
Patriot Carl Sandburg is a lamp-lighter along the high-roads and back-lanes of American history. He passes the torch to his readers who feel the glow of patriotism stimulating them to new appreciation of freedoms dearly bought. Carl Sandburg is a patriot who reminds us that the dead hold in their clenched hands that which became the heritage of us, the liv ing. He begs for vigilance with a somber warning when a society or a civilization perishes, one con dition may always be found. They forgot where they came from.
During the greatest part of his eighty-five years, Carl Sandburg has waged a vigorous campaign to Show Americans where they came from - the better to judge where they are going. It might be said that a patriot is a citizen who gives the ultimate gift to his country, with perceptive awareness of his dedicatedpurpose. Bountifully and abundantly has Carl Sand burg given.
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Clearly discernible, a robust theme runs through all his works. Carl Sandburg loves his country, and he is devoted to the welfare of The Family of Man.
Patriot Carl Sandburg is a lamp-lighter along the high-roads and back-lanes of American history. He passes the torch to his readers who feel the glow of patriotism stimulating them to new appreciation of freedoms dearly bought. Carl Sandburg is a patriot who reminds us that the dead hold in their clenched hands that which became the heritage of us, the liv ing. He begs for vigilance with a somber warning when a society or a civilization perishes, one con dition may always be found. They forgot where they came from.
During the greatest part of his eighty-five years, Carl Sandburg has waged a vigorous campaign to Show Americans where they came from - the better to judge where they are going. It might be said that a patriot is a citizen who gives the ultimate gift to his country, with perceptive awareness of his dedicatedpurpose. Bountifully and abundantly has Carl Sand burg given.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Gladys Zehnpfennig
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331717105
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 267
Paperback
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ISBN - 9780243446070
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 269
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