Letter, 1904 February 23, Brooklyn, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham] Dear Sir, [Staten Island] / Alter Abelson. 1904.

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Letter, 1904 February 23, Brooklyn, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham] Dear Sir, [Staten Island] / Alter Abelson. 1904.

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Sends Markham a Yiddish translation of "The Man With the Hoe"; he also asked the Yiddish poet Molitzky to try his hand at it.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 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 ...

Abelson, Alter, 1880-1964

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American poet. From the description of Alter Abelson poem, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 586060654 ...