Cornhuskers
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg fixed his eyes on the people of his time and place. He ignored or scorned the wealthy, the comfortable, the complacent, the powerful and those who serve them; he had no time for the ruling class. His eyes were open to the immigrant, the laborer, the hobo, the farmer, the man who works with his hands, the woman who runs a family, or the soldier who goes to war for them. Not for him the Man of the Masses from a left-wing poster, ruddy and muscular; he knew the reality of the laborer - the bad food, the burden of disease, the crushed mind. He saw his people and he saw them plain.
He saw them against the background of war. World War I was taking the sons of his people and sending them across an ocean to fight - for what?
He ends his book with a vivid vision of the Four Brothers - America, England, France and Russia - marching heroically against the Kaiser, but he gets there only after unflinchingly fixing his eyes upon the horrors of war, the trench running with blood, the mutilated soldier gasping for water.
He saw them against an economy that pitted the have-nots against the haves, a government rife with corruption, a society built to look the other way.
Most of all, he saw them part of a world that is fundamentally a world of beauty, a world that could have humanity as part of that beauty, if only humankind could find its way back to its own nature.
Enjoy his unique voice, his special vision, his gift for the natural language of his time and place, and his skill with that language.
(A note to the listener: this book was written in 1918 and uses the common language of that time. That includes frequent instances of the use of words referring to African-Americans and people of Central European ancestry that are today unacceptable. We do well to listen to the way even our great poets once spoke, so that we do not forget that we once spoke that way.)
Author - Carl Sandburg.
Narrator - Robert Bethune.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Carl Sandburg
Robert Bethune
Early Poetry of Carl Sandburg
Freshwater Seas
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Carl Sandburg fixed his eyes on the people of his time and place. He ignored or scorned the wealthy, the comfortable, the complacent, the powerful and those who serve them; he had no time for the ruling class. His eyes were open to the immigrant, the laborer, the hobo, the farmer, the man who works with his hands, the woman who runs a family, or the soldier who goes to war for them. Not for him the Man of the Masses from a left-wing poster, ruddy and muscular; he knew the reality of the laborer - the bad food, the burden of disease, the crushed mind. He saw his people and he saw them plain. He saw them against the background of war. World War I was taking the sons of his people and sending them across an ocean to fight - for what? He ends his book with a vivid vision of the Four Brothers - America, England, France and Russia - marching heroically against the Kaiser, but he gets there only after unflinchingly fixing his eyes upon the horrors of war, the trench running with blood, the mutilated soldier gasping for water. He saw them against an economy that pitted the have-nots against the haves, a government rife with corruption, a society built to look the other way. Most of all, he saw them part of a world that is fundamentally a world of beauty, a world that could have humanity as part of that beauty, if only humankind could find its way back to its own nature. Enjoy his unique voice, his special vision, his gift for the natural language of his time and place, and his skill with that language. (A note to the listener: this book was written in 1918 and uses the common language of that time. That includes frequent instances of the use of words referring to African-Americans and people of Central European ancestry that are today unacceptable. We do well to listen to the way even our great poets once spoke, so that we do not forget that we once spoke that way.) Author - Carl Sandburg. Narrator - Robert Bethune. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:12
Chapter 2
Duration:00:12:31
Chapter 3
Duration:00:01:07
Chapter 4
Duration:00:00:47
Chapter 5
Duration:00:01:14
Chapter 6
Duration:00:01:16
Chapter 7
Duration:00:00:38
Chapter 8
Duration:00:00:51
Chapter 9
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 10
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 11
Duration:00:00:26
Chapter 12
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 13
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 14
Duration:00:00:51
Chapter 15
Duration:00:01:24
Chapter 16
Duration:00:02:12
Chapter 17
Duration:00:01:48
Chapter 18
Duration:00:02:34
Chapter 19
Duration:00:01:46
Chapter 20
Duration:00:05:06
Chapter 21
Duration:00:00:33
Chapter 22
Duration:00:02:50
Chapter 23
Duration:00:03:00
Chapter 24
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 25
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 26
Duration:00:00:29
Chapter 27
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 28
Duration:00:00:39
Chapter 29
Duration:00:02:19
Chapter 30
Duration:00:00:43
Chapter 31
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 32
Duration:00:00:28
Chapter 33
Duration:00:00:34
Chapter 34
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 35
Duration:00:01:04
Chapter 36
Duration:00:00:28
Chapter 37
Duration:00:01:02
Chapter 38
Duration:00:00:49
Chapter 39
Duration:00:01:44
Chapter 40
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 41
Duration:00:03:01
Chapter 42
Duration:00:01:15
Chapter 43
Duration:00:00:23
Chapter 44
Duration:00:02:17
Chapter 45
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 46
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 47
Duration:00:01:03
Chapter 48
Duration:00:02:13
Chapter 49
Duration:00:01:07
Chapter 50
Duration:00:01:17
Chapter 51
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 52
Duration:00:00:44
Chapter 53
Duration:00:01:18
Chapter 54
Duration:00:00:57
Chapter 55
Duration:00:00:54
Chapter 56
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 57
Duration:00:01:09
Chapter 58
Duration:00:00:38
Chapter 59
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 60
Duration:00:01:46
Chapter 61
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 62
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 63
Duration:00:00:54
Chapter 64
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter 65
Duration:00:00:29
Chapter 66
Duration:00:00:57
Chapter 67
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 68
Duration:00:01:12
Chapter 69
Duration:00:00:30
Chapter 70
Duration:00:00:30
Chapter 71
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 72
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 73
Duration:00:00:54
Chapter 74
Duration:00:00:40
Chapter 75
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 76
Duration:00:01:16
Chapter 77
Duration:00:00:28
Chapter 78
Duration:00:00:43
Chapter 79
Duration:00:00:36
Chapter 80
Duration:00:00:50
Chapter 81
Duration:00:01:41
Chapter 82
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 83
Duration:00:00:50
Chapter 84
Duration:00:01:03
Chapter 85
Duration:00:00:33
Chapter 86
Duration:00:00:49
Chapter 87
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 88
Duration:00:01:11
Chapter 89
Duration:00:01:01
Chapter 90
Duration:00:00:26
Chapter 91
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter 92
Duration:00:00:41
Chapter 93
Duration:00:01:23
Chapter 94
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 95
Duration:00:01:08
Chapter 96
Duration:00:01:36
Chapter 97
Duration:00:02:09
Chapter 98
Duration:00:00:54
Chapter 99
Duration:00:01:05
Chapter 100
Duration:00:01:21
Chapter 101
Duration:00:01:14
Chapter 102
Duration:00:00:31
Chapter 103
Duration:00:01:50
Chapter 104
Duration:00:10:18
Chapter 105
Duration:00:00:52