Letter, 1917, September 11, Roxbury, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / John Burroughs. 1917.

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Letter, 1917, September 11, Roxbury, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / John Burroughs. 1917.

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Sends the to the editor of "The Writer" an excerpt from one of their issues stating that Alexander Jeasup was arrested for fraud because he had given fals references using names like Winston Churchill, Jack London, John Burroughs, Edwin Markham and many more.

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

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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Jessup, Alexander, 1871-

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