Letter 1912, March 2, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / George Edmard Woodberry. 1912.

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Letter 1912, March 2, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / George Edmard Woodberry. 1912.

George can't come to see Mr. M due to money problems. He would be honored to make Mr. Watson's acquaintance and join in his welcome to america. Aldrich and Gilder hold him in the highest regard.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 18-25 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 ...

Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930

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Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. From the description of George Edward Woodberry lectures delivered at Bowdoin College, 1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612844136 Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877, was professor of English at the University of Nebraska (1877-1878, 1880-1882) and professor in the Columbia University Dept. of Comparative Literature (1891-19...