[Letter] 1909 February 15, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / O.S. Marden. 1909.

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[Letter] 1909 February 15, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / O.S. Marden. 1909.

Appreciates his splendid write-up in the American - "Pease, Power and Plenty" already made over four thousand copies; John Burroughs reads one chapter every night he tells him; encloses a letter from a reader asking for a specific poem.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 28 cm.

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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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 ...

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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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American naturalist and writer. From the description of Poem 1917. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49995946 One of America's great naturalist authors. From the description of Memorabilia, 1905-1931. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27057683 American teacher, naturalist, poet, and essayist of national prominence. Friend of Walt Whitman; influenced by Thoreau, Carlyle, and Emerson. Employed accurate observations of nature, scientific re...