Letter 1923 July 30, Staten Island [to] Herbert Bashford, [California / Edwin Markham]. 1923.

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Letter 1923 July 30, Staten Island [to] Herbert Bashford, [California / Edwin Markham]. 1923.

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Markham is trying to explain why he hasn't written in a year to Herbert. He heard about Mrs. Bailey Millard's death. He sent Mr. Millard his sympathy. Markham is writing a poem "An Hour With Desrtiny" and A Star in Water". He comments on Herbert's poem Yosemite.

2 p. 1 leaf ; 18-25 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Bashford, Herbert, 1871-1928

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American author. From the description of Letter, an autobiography, and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367397072 ...

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 ...