Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) - American writer, philosopher, and naturalist who believed in the importance of individualism. ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) - American poet, one of the most popular and celebrated poets of his time. ... James Russell Lowell was born in 1819 and died in 1891. ... James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and educated at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. ... Sandburg also wrote what is generally considered the definitive biography of United States president Abraham Lincoln. ...

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