Charles Follen Adams
Charles Follen Adams | |
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 Charles F. Adams (published 1910) | |
| Born | April 21, 1842 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 8, 1918 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Adams enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War. He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war. |
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Charles Follen Adams (21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts – 8 March 1918) was an American poet.[1][2]
Biography
Adams was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, April 21, 1842, and he came from revolutionary ancestors, being a descendant of Samuel Adams, as well as of Hannah Dustin, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who is well known for her captivity with the Indians.[3]
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.[4] He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, and taken as a prisoner of war.[5][6] On his release from prison, he was detailed for hospital duty.[4]
In 1864 he returned to Boston and once more engaged in mercantile business.[3] In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a burlesque broken-English imitation[7] of Pennsylvania German dialect.[6] His first published work was “The Puzzled Dutchman” which appeared in Our Young Folks.[4]
Works
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- 1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[8]
- 1885: Mother's Doughnuts[9]
- 1886: Cut, Cut Behind ![10]
- 1887: Dialect Ballads[11]
- 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[12]
References
- ^ Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
- ^ Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- ^ a b Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Charles Follen". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 36. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
- ^ a b Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ Mehring, Frank (2006). "Deutsch, Dutch, Double Dutch: Authentic and Artificial German-American Dialects". Amerikastudien / American Studies. 51.1: 93–113.
- ^ 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)
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/newinternational01gilm#page/102/mode/1up
- ^ Quint, Wilder D. (1897-12-18). "VII. Charles Follen Adams ("Yawcob Strauss") in Roxbury". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
External links
- Guide to Charles Follen Adams's works at Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Works by or about Charles Follen Adams at Internet Archive
- Works by Charles Follen Adams at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Charles Follen Adams Bio
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