Letter 1923 December 29, Staten Island, N.Y. [to] Montgomery, Elizabeth, Unknown / [Edwin Markham]. 1923.
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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 ...
Montgomery, Elizabeth Rider
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The daughter of missionaries, Elizabeth Rider Montgomery was born in Peru in 1902 and grew up in Independence, Mo. She began her writing career as a textbook author. She later gained acclaim as a writer of juvenile nonfiction, including 20 biographies and "The story behind ..." series; she wrote fiction and plays as well. Ms. Montgomery died in Seattle, Wash. in 1985. From the description of Elizabeth Rider Montgomery papers, 1969-1976 [manuscript]. (University of Southern Mississipp...
