Letter 1924, June 2, Riverdale, Md [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / James Hugh Keeley. 1924.

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Letter 1924, June 2, Riverdale, Md [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / James Hugh Keeley. 1924.

James thanks and appreciates the invist Markham made to his home. He discusses poetsas being the best reformers. and if he comes to Washington again James would like to be a part to his audience.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 18-25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7549985

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 ...

Keeley, James Hugh, 18572-1932.

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