Letter 1921, August 8, [Staten Island], [to] Clarence Brackett, Unknown / [Edwin Markham]. 1921.

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Letter 1921, August 8, [Staten Island], [to] Clarence Brackett, Unknown / [Edwin Markham]. 1921.

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Markham tells Clarence that he was out of the country attending Robert G. Ingersolls birthday celebration. He discusses Robert's philosophy. Markham is trying to arrange to attend the Dedication Ceremonies in August.

1 p. 1 leaf ; 26 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 ...

Brackett, Clarence,

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