[Letter] 1917, July 23, Library of the University of Virginia [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John S. Patten. 1917.

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[Letter] 1917, July 23, Library of the University of Virginia [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / John S. Patten. 1917.

Thanks him for his letter and if he hears from Mr. Murphy he would let him know the purpose of his letter.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 21-28 cm.

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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 ...

Patten, J. S.

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Patten, John S.

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