Prairie-Town Boy | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. What does Sandburg mean when he says that there is "no regular pattern" of person living in Galesburg? How would you describe the town and its inhabitants? What is the significance of Sandburg calling himself a "Prairie- Town Boy"?
2. Why do you think Sandburg is so fascinated with Abraham Lincoln? Compile a list of people and places mentioned in connection to Lincoln in Prairie-Town Boy. What is the significance of each?
3. Compare Sandburg's autobiography with his biography of Lincoln, Abe Lincoln Grows Up. What similarities exist between the boyhoods...
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