1. Carl Sandburg
... Swedish and English. Eager to be brought into American Society, he "Americanized" his name. Sandburg began to call himself Charles instead of Carl because he felt Carl would mean "one more Swede boy," while Charles filled the mouth and had them guessing (Niven). At thirteen years old, he decided ... met his future wife, Lillian Steichen. She was a schoolteacher that shared the same passions for literature (Hacker 52). Sandburg took back his Swedish name Carl because Lillian told him "it was more masculine" (Hacker 53). On June 15, 1908, Sandburg married Lillian Steichen and in the next ...
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- Grade Level: High School