Fortunes of the Sea August 1924

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Fortunes of the Sea August 1924

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This collection consists of a handwritten four line poem titled "Fortunes of the Sea" written by Edwin Markham and signed August 1924. The poem is accompanied by a note written by a man named Percy and addressed to Percy's father.

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...