[Letter] 1901 July 12, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Finley. 1900.

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[Letter] 1901 July 12, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John Finley. 1900.

Suggests that "The Sower" should be used as a frontispiece for the second book since the Lincoln poem is used for the first book; asks for approval.

1 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 ...

Finley, John F...

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S.S. McClure Lecture Co.

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