Letter, 1929 July 4,Florence, Italy [to] Mr. & Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Kate Dalliba Johnsen. 1929.

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Letter, 1929 July 4,Florence, Italy [to] Mr. & Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Kate Dalliba Johnsen. 1929.

Sends them a letter from her Literary Manager in London who was instrumental publishing Gerda's work; it will enclude verses from "The Earth Poem" and "Fate and I"; will be out August 1sr with a preface by the Editorof The Bookkman. Asks when the american version will be published.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 28 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 ...

Dalliba-John, Kate

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