Letter, 1932 October 2, Essex County, New York [to] Mr. Brother Edwin [Markham], [Staten Island] / Sister Prestonia [Mrs. John Martin]. 1932.

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Letter, 1932 October 2, Essex County, New York [to] Mr. Brother Edwin [Markham], [Staten Island] / Sister Prestonia [Mrs. John Martin]. 1932.

Thanks Markham for giving a good review of her book; discusses her thoughts on social problems.

3 p. on 1 leaf ; 17 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7537629

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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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 ...

Martin, John, 1864-1956

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