Letter, 1913, February 8, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island, New York / Francis Rolt-Wheeler. 1913.

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Letter, 1913, February 8, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island, New York / Francis Rolt-Wheeler. 1913.

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Was asked to speak on "Who are the six best living American Poets an Why?" and one of those poets is Markham. Asks him to send him his "Juggler of Notre Dame" and "Israfel."

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 ...

Rolt-Wheeler, Francis, 1876-1960

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