Letter, 1920-1930, Piedmont, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Herbert Bashford. 1920-1930.

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Letter, 1920-1930, Piedmont, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Herbert Bashford. 1920-1930.

Informs Markham that he was very ill for the past two years, Wries that "he was trying to die"; his friend Henry Bland will arrange a reading for him; likes "THe Man With the Hoe; thinks that he is the greatest contemporary poet; asks if he should preface his manuscript as Harald Wagner suggested.

2 p. ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7545700

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931

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Educator, poet, critic. Bland was Poet Laureate of California from 1929 until his death (1931). Educated at College of the Pacific, Stanford, and the University of California (1887-1898). Friend of Joaquin Miller, Jack London, Edwin Markham and other literary figures of his day. Taught at San Jose State College (1899-1931). From the description of Henry Meade Bland collection, 1907-1951, bulk 1914-1931. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 33067032 ...

Bashford, Herbert, 1871-1928

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American author. From the description of Letter, an autobiography, and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367397072 ...

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 ...

Wagner, Harald

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