Letter 1911, Decemeber 7, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Francis Rolt-Wheeler. 1911.

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Letter 1911, Decemeber 7, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Francis Rolt-Wheeler. 1911.

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Invitation to daughter's "At Home." Discussion of Marguerite Wilkinson's funeral. Includes copy of his poem, A Song of Death.

4 p. on 3 leaves ; 18-25 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 ...

Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960

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