Letter, 1900 March 27, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Kendrick Bangs. 1900.

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Letter, 1900 March 27, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Kendrick Bangs. 1900.

Writes that he will use the following poems, "A Look into the Gulf", "A Prayer", "Two Taverns" and "Lincoln, the Great Commoner" at the Author's Reading which is to benefit the Vassar Students' Aid Society at the Waldorf-Astoria.

1 p. ; 22 cm.

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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 ...

Bangs, John Kendrick. (1862-1922).

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Humorist. From the description of Letters to Margaret Sutton Briscoe Hopkins [manuscript] 1895-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647946022 American author. From the description of Letter to Mrs. C.M. Calhoun, [manuscript] 1902 December 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647829459 From the description of Letter to Mrs. Hopkins [manuscript],1903 April 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647828072 John...