Letter, 1912, April 25, Raleigh, North Carolina [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Dear Sir, Staten Island, New York / James C. Martin. 1912.

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Letter, 1912, April 25, Raleigh, North Carolina [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Dear Sir, Staten Island, New York / James C. Martin. 1912.

Informs Markham that he enjoyed reading "Sacred Landmarks of America". Also inquires if he possibly could write elementary Uniteds States History for fourth and fifth graders.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7590671

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 ...

Martin, James C.

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