the New York Times eulogized him as "a national poet, America's greatest since Walt Whitman." Not too shabby for a kid born to poor Swedish immigrants in Galesburg, Ill.[Carl] Sandburg's drive came partly from his industrious parents, according to Penelope Niven, author of "Carl Sandburg: A Biography." His father labored 35 years as a blacksmith's helper for a railroad while his mother raised seven children.
Niven says Sandburg's biggest obstacles were feelings of inferiority due to his humble roots.
from Investor's Business Daily: Carl Sandburg, The People's Poet
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