[Letter] 1917, August 29, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, West New Brighton, Staten Island / John A. Steward. 1917.

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[Letter] 1917, August 29, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, West New Brighton, Staten Island / John A. Steward. 1917.

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Invites Markham to be a member of the unveiling of the Lincoln Statue commitee. The statue is a gift to the british people and will be placed opposit Parlament in London, England.

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

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 ...

American Peace Centenary Committee.

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Steward, John A. 1846-1933.

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