Letter, 1901 July 20, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Robert Mackay. 1901.

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Letter, 1901 July 20, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Robert Mackay. 1901.

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Returns the book of Corson's work on English poetry; inquires if he got the letter asking him to write a Thanksgiving poem.

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 ...