Letter 1918 July 8, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / William Mill Butler. 1918.

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Letter 1918 July 8, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / William Mill Butler. 1918.

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William is sending Markham a copy of his hymn for the nation which he wrote while at Beachwood on July 4th. He wants Markham's opinion on it. He enclosed the poem Democracy.

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

Butler, William Mill, 1857-

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