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Spoon River anthology

Presents an annotated edition of Edgar Lee Master's collection of dramatic monologues in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives.
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Chicago poems

1992
Presents American poet Carl Sandburg's 1916 collection of approximately 150 poems, including his famous works "Chicago" and "Fog.".

Twenty years at Hull-House

with autobiographical notes
1990
Jane Addam's account of her settlement house in Chicago's West side slums covering the years 1889 to 1909.

Carl Sandburg

1988
Presents an anecdotal account of the life of American poet Carl Sandburg by his close friend Harry Golden, based on Golden's own recollections, as well as Sandburg's personal papers, letters, photographs, and memories.
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