[Letter] 1921 June 8, Ditroit, Michigan [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / Wm. L. Stidger. 1921.

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[Letter] 1921 June 8, Ditroit, Michigan [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / Wm. L. Stidger. 1921.

Asks to send an autographed copy of "The Gates of Paradise" to Ms. Myrtle Norris, who is an admirer of his; also wants markham to send the books to Mr. Miller since it's going to be a commencement present for his wife.

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 ...

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