Letter, 1913 April 12, Washington [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Shaemas O'Sheel. 1913.

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Letter, 1913 April 12, Washington [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Shaemas O'Sheel. 1913.

Thanks Markham for letter of recommendation; mentions that he will meet with Secretary Lane of California.

2 p. on 1 leaf; 22 cm.

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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 ...

O'Sheel, Shaemus, 1886-1954.

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Poet. From the description of Letters of Shaemus O'Sheel [manuscript] 1918-1928. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647934346 ...