Letter 1900, March 30, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, Brooklyn / New York Journal. 1900.

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Letter 1900, March 30, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, Brooklyn / New York Journal. 1900.

Mr. Block hopes that he will have his Easter poem soon. He needs so, he can run the announcement in Sunday's paper. Also he says to go ahead with the Socialism poem. The poem will be answer to Edgar Fawcett's socialism poem. The page of socialism articles will run on the 15th. Senator Ingalls has written an article for it as well. Mr. Block feels that all the socialists, in the country, will read it.

1 p. on 1 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 ...

Fawcett, Edgar, 1847-1904

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American author. From the description of Papers of Edgar Fawcett [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825809 Edgar Fawcett was a popular minor American author. Many of his novels explore the pursuits of status and money, which he found counterproductive to American democratic ideals. Although the sheer volume of his output often led to sloppy writing and repetitive plots, Fawcett was among the first to write in a realistic or naturalistic style...

Block, Rudolph, 1870-1940.

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