... and Slabs of the Sunburnt West (1922) (Byers 461). From 1926 to 1939, Sandburg devoted himself to writing a six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (Byers 462). The Lincoln biography took a lot out of Sandburg so only during the winter months would he devote his time to writing poetry (Hacker 84-85). ... this time sought this book for insight during their troubled times (Hacker 85). In 1929, Sandburg realized there has never been a good young people's biography on Lincoln. So he began to write a 400-page book for teenagers. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years was published in two volumes...

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... Dace, Tish. "The Weary Blues: Overview," in Reference Guide to American Literature, 3rd ed., edited by Jim Kamp, St. James Press, 1994. Reproduced by Galenet. Hurst, Catherine D. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 7: Twentieth-Century American Dramatists. Edited by John MacNicholas, University of South Carolina. The Gale Group, 1981. pp. 314-324. Christopher C. DeSantis, "Rage, Repudiation, and Endurance: Langston Hughes's Radical Writings ... ...

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