Letter 1899, October 10, Baltimore, Marlyland [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Lizette Woodworth Reese. 1899.

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Letter 1899, October 10, Baltimore, Marlyland [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Lizette Woodworth Reese. 1899.

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She is Chairman of the Modern Poetry of the Women's Literary Club of Baltimore. Requesting information on his poem "Man with the Hoe."

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 18 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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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 ...

Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935

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Miss Lizette W. Reese (1856-1935) taught school in Baltimore, Maryland for 45 years. She retired in 1921 and concentrated her efforts as a poetess. Many collections of her poems were published in book form. From the description of Papers, 1928-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122498089 American writer. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Baltimore, Maryland, to Wilbur Needham, Hinsdale, Illinois, 1923 November 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat r...