Samuel Ullman and "Youth": The Life, the Legacy
by Margaret England Armbrester
Category: Poetry

Ullman (1840-1924) was a German Jewish immigrant (at age 11) who grew up in Mississippi, served briefly in the Confederate Army, and went on to serve actively in the civic life of Birmingham, Alabama. He also wrote poetry; the poem "Youth" became a favorite of the Japanese after WWII, and his name remains well known in Japan. This unusual slice of local history--part biography and part poetry collection-- celebrates a dynamic personality. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR