Charles Follen Adams
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Charles Follen Adams (born 21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts– 8 March 1918) was an American poet.[1][2]
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[edit] Biography
He received a common school education, and at the age of fifteen entered into mercantile pursuits. During the American Civil War, at age 22, Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry.[3] He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.[4][5] On his release from prison, he was detailed for hospital duty.[3]
In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a Pennsylvania German dialect.[5] His first published work was “The Puzzled Dutchman” which appeared in Our Young Folks.[3]
[edit] Works
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- 1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[6]
- 1885: Mother's Doughnuts[7]
- 1886: Cut, Cut Behind ![8]
- 1887: Dialect Ballads
- 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
- ^ Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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"Adams, Charles Follen". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. - ^ Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
- ^ a b "Adams, Charles Follen". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- ^ Adams, Charles Follen (Harper's Magazine)
- ^ "Mother's doughnuts" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
- ^ "“Cut, cut behind!”" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
- ^ Quint, Wilder D. (1897-12-18). "VII. Charles Follen Adams ("Yawcob Strauss") in Roxbury.". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907EED61330E333A2575BC1A9649D94669ED7CF. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
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