[Letter] 1923 Sept. 20, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Irving Bacheller. 1923.

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[Letter] 1923 Sept. 20, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Irving Bacheller. 1923.

Irving asks Edwin if he can lunch with him. He would like Edwin to be his guest at the Society of Mayflower Descendents and read a poem about his adventure on the great ship.

1 p. on 1 leaves ; 18-25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7559812

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 ...

Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950

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Addison Irving Bacheller was an author and journalist, probably best remembered for his pioneering literary syndicate. Born in New York to an old New England family - his mother was descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins - he was named after authors Joseph Addison and Washington Irving. He graduated from St. Lawrence University and within a few years had founded his syndicate, which was both profitable and ground-breaking, and brought works from authors like Stephen Crane and Arthur Con...