Letter 1900, March 7, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / New York Journal. 1900.

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Letter 1900, March 7, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island] / New York Journal. 1900.

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Mr. Block thanks him for sending "The Reapers" and for the proof of "The Man with the Hoe". He tells him that they agreed on 2 weeks for the Easter poem. He askes if would like to send a copy of his book to W.J. Bryan. Mr. Block had sent Mr. Bryan a proof of it, since he didn't have one yet. Mr. Bryan's article comes out next week.

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

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Block, Rudolph, 1870-1940.

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