Carl Sandburg — Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 ndash; July 22, 1967) was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Carl… … Wikipedia
Rubloff Company — is one of the largest and oldest real estate companies in the U.S. city of Chicago. Established in 1930, the founder, Arthur Rubloff, is known as “the man who changed the face of Chicago.” His pioneering ideas were catalysts for developments that … Wikipedia
ÉTATS-UNIS - La littérature américaine — Le goût qu’ont les lecteurs européens pour la littérature des États Unis n’est pas une mode passagère. On a pu croire que les troupes de la Libération avaient apporté Hemingway dans leurs bagages et que l’âge du roman américain ne durerait pas.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Orland Park, Illinois — Counties: Cook, Will Township: Orland Incorporated: Village, 1892 Mayor: Daniel McLaughlin ZIP code(s): 60462, 60467 … Wikipedia
Chicago — This article is about the U.S. city. For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). Windy City redirects here. For other uses, see Windy City (disambiguation). Chicago City City of Chicago … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
US-amerikanische Kinder- und Jugendliteratur — Amerikanische Schulkinder wählen in der kleinen Bibliothek ihrer Grundschule Bücher aus (1938)[1] Die amerikanische Kinder und Jugendliteratur umfasst alle literarischen Arbeiten, die für ein Publikum von Kindern und Jugendlichen geschaffen,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chicago — Chicagoan, n. /shi kah goh, kaw /, n. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S. 3,005,072. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 2,896,016), northeastern Illinois, U.S. Located on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, Chicago… … Universalium
Rootabaga Stories — (1922) is a children s book of interrelated short stories by Carl Sandburg. The whimsical, sometimes melancholy stories, were originally created for his own daughters. The Rootabaga stories were born of Sandburg s desire for American fairy tales… … Wikipedia
American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… … Universalium
