Letter, 1915, June 29, St. Paul, Minnesota [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Tolman. 1915.

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Letter, 1915, June 29, St. Paul, Minnesota [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Tolman. 1915.

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Asks Markham to write an introduction for his new war poem book, included will be "The Field of Gettysburg", "Song of the Bullet", "Song of the Saber", and "Song of the Cannon".

1 p. ; 28 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 ...

Tolman, John, 1851-1936.

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