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08-09-2012, 10:41 AM,
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Rob Wick
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RE: Carl Sandburg and Lincoln
Bill,
This is a new one on me. Not that it's impossible, of course, but I don't recall ever hearing that Sandburg had a fondness for ink blots, but then again it has been a few years since I read Nivens, so it's possible she might have said something, if she mentioned it at all. I have a lot of the correspondence between Newman and Sandburg, and one thing I've noticed is that the signature of the card does appear to be genuine. Newman made his "R" look almost like a large "P" and Sandburg's writing looks just like the thousands of examples I've looked at so far.
Is it worth the asking price? Not to me, it isn't, but I only collect things for utilitarian purposes. Rarely do I get something just because I want to have it in my collection, if you could even call what I have a "collection." But there might be someone who feels that having something from Sandburg like that would be worth it.
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Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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08-09-2012, 11:43 AM,
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Rob Wick
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RE: Carl Sandburg and Lincoln
Bill,
According to the letter written by Newman, they wrote out "Abraham Lincoln," "Bookshop," and "Ralph Newman" on the paper then folded it while the ink was wet and then Sandburg signed it and called it "transmogrification." So Sandburg was the "artist."
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Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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08-14-2012, 01:02 AM,
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Rob Wick
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RE: Carl Sandburg and Lincoln
I assume you're talking about The Day Carl Sandburg Died?
I haven't, although I certainly will get it once it comes out. It looks fascinating.
For those interested, here is the website of the documentary.
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Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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08-14-2012, 09:55 AM,
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Rob Wick
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RE: Carl Sandburg and Lincoln
Bill,
I think the producers are using it as a double meaning. Obviously, the day of his physical death, but how it also marked the death of his name and career, although I would argue that this started long before his death. In some quarters his poetry began to decline in critical acclaim as early as the 1920s, and especially his last collection, Honey and Salt, received some poor reviews.
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Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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08-14-2012, 10:57 AM,
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Rob Wick
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RE: Carl Sandburg and Lincoln
I'm not sure about that, Bill. There were a number of high schools and buildings named for Sandburg, but I can't recall that he visited any on their opening, however, I may be wrong on that.
Enjoy your trip!
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Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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Carl Sandburg and Lincoln
