Charles Follen Adams
| Charles Follen Adams | |
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 Portrait of Charles F. Adams (Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1878) | |
| Born |
April 21, 1842 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 8, 1918 |
| Occupation | American poet |
| Language | English |
| 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
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:
- 1878: Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[6]
- 1885: Mother's Doughnuts[7]
- 1886: Cut, Cut Behind ![8]
- 1887: Dialect Ballads[9]
- 1910: Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems[10]
References
- ↑ Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide
- ↑ Charles Follen Adams at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Adams, Charles Follen". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton. - ↑ Dorchester Atheneum: Charles Follen Adams
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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)
- ↑ http://archive.org/stream/newinternational01gilm#page/102/mode/1up
- ↑ Quint, Wilder D. (1897-12-18). "VII. Charles Follen Adams ("Yawcob Strauss") in Roxbury.". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
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