Letter 1905, January 5, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Will Carleton. 1905.

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Letter 1905, January 5, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Will Carleton. 1905.

Will is asking for Edwin to send a selection for the program. Also, thanking him for adding to the poetical literature of the nation.

1 p. on 1 leaf; 10-15 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 ...

Carleton, Will, 1845-1912

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Carleton was a Michigan poet. He was born on Oct. 21, 1845 in Hudson (Mich.), the son of John H. and Celestia Carleton. After graduating from Hillsdale College (1869), he became a newspaper reporter and, later, part owner of the newspaper. Carleton edited the Detroit Weekly Tribune. He founded and published Everywhere magazine, 1894-1912. Carleton was a poet and lecturer at Hillsdale College, 1887-1912. He published from 1871-1913. Carleton (Mich.), Carelton Highway, and Will Carleton Road West ...