[Letter] 1923 August 19, Corona, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Dear Friend Markham [Staten Island] / John Ward Stimson. 1923.

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[Letter] 1923 August 19, Corona, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Dear Friend Markham [Staten Island] / John Ward Stimson. 1923.

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Hasn't exchanged experiences with Markham for over a year; is now 73 years old and presently in California after he has seen "Gate Beautiful" in print; says that he has become more mellow; reflects on his life.

2 p. on 2 leaves ; 28 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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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 ...

Stimson, John Ward, 1850-1930

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