Charles Follen Adams

Charles Follen Adams (born 21 April 1842 in Dorchester, Massachusetts– 8 March 1918) was an American poet.[1][2]

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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]

Works

Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

References

  1. ^ Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
  2. ^ Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  3. ^ a b c  "Adams, Charles Follen". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. 
  4. ^ Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
  5. ^ a b  "Adams, Charles Follen". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 
  6. ^ Adams, Charles Follen (Harper's Magazine)
  7. ^ "Mother's doughnuts" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
  8. ^ "“Cut, cut behind!”" by Charles Follen Adams (Harper's Magazine)
  9. ^ 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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