WILL CARLETON - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 27810
Card signed "Onward - upward - heavenward!" by the Michigan poet who wrote
"Over the Hill to the Poor House"
Autograph quotation signed: "Onward - upward -/Heavenward!/Will Carleton",
4¼x3½ card.
Price: $180.00
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WILL CARLETON
Card signed "Onward - upward - heavenward!" by the Michigan poet who wrote
"Over the Hill to the Poor House"
Autograph quotation signed: "Onward - upward -/Heavenward!/Will Carleton",
4¼x3½ card. Carleton (1845-1912) was an American poet whose principal
theme was the life of ordinary Americans. His first drew national acclaim
with "Over the Hill to the Poor House" (1872), which described the plight
of many elderly Americans. In 1919, the Michigan legislature passed a law
requiring the state's public school teachers to include at least one of his
poems in their teaching, and designating October 12 as Will Carleton Day.
Lightly toned. Lightly smudged on top and left edges. Otherwise in fine
condition.
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