Letter 1918, Sept. 16, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island / John Haynes Holems. 1918.

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Letter 1918, Sept. 16, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island / John Haynes Holems. 1918.

He sends a copy Mr. Markham of his new book, "Readings from Great Authors". He says he would appreciate a statement of his opinion of the book.

1 p. on 3 leaf ; 18-25 cm.

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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 ...

Holems, John Haynes, 1879-1964.

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