... born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco. He died on January 29, 1963, in Boston. He was named after Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate armies. His father, William Prescott Frost Jr., was a New Englander and a graduate of Harvard. Robert's mother, Isabelle Moodie, was a Scottish-born schoolteacher. After his parents met and had gotten married, they moved to San Francisco ... where William became a newspaper reporter. In 1885 William Frost became very sick and died of tuberculosis. He had a problem with alcoholism during his life. Robert's mother took him and his sister, who...

• Word Count: 886
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874. Frost was home schooled and taught by his mother, Isabelle Moodie, for the first ten years of his life. (Robert, 1) His father, William Prescott Frost Jr., was a journalist and local politician. He died when Frost was 11 leaving his mother to raise the family. His mother supported her family as a school teacher. Shortly after ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Named after the Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. His parents were William Prescott Frost, Jr. of New Hampshire and Isabelle Moodie of Scotland. Frost's work was based on the New England countryside and speech, which made his poetry seem familiar and old to a ... ...

• Word Count: 446
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School