Insofar as a living poet can be appraised, here, through a look at his life in relation to his prose and poetry, is Carl Sandburg-biographer of Lincoln, spokesman of the common people.

A selection of favorites by the American poet.

A biography of the poet who became known for his ability to speak to the common people, by shaping out of the plain English of ordinary Americans the voice of their vast experience.

"A simple assignment for private investigator Sam Blackman and his partner Nakayla Robertson: follow Professor Janice Wainwright, who's suing a surgeon for malpractice, and catch her in activities that undercut her claim. When Wainwright visits Connemara, Carl Sandburg's home in Flat Rock, N.C., and climbs the arduous trail to the top of Glassy Mountain, Sam believes he has the evidence needed to expose her, until he finds the woman semi-conscious...