Letter, 1914, April 13, Phoenix, Arizona [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Andrew Downing. 1914.

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Letter, 1914, April 13, Phoenix, Arizona [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Andrew Downing. 1914.

Has published a book of verses and asks Markham if he would please make an announcement in his article about it. Goes on to mention some of the poems that he might like.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7593710

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 ...

Downing, Andrew, 1838-1917

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