Letter, 1912, February 21, Petoskey, Michigan [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / J.W. Green. 1912.

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Letter, 1912, February 21, Petoskey, Michigan [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / J.W. Green. 1912.

Tells Markham that he is an educator of young men and women. Also asks Markham the about the importance he would apply to our christian religion. He is convinced that what he says would influence young people to a higher standard of living.

3 p. on 1 leaf ; 18-21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587650

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 ...

Green, John W., 1859-1957

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