Letter, February 25, 1913, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Wm. Griffith. 1913.

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Letter, February 25, 1913, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Wm. Griffith. 1913.

Sends him a copy of his Christmas Sonnet. Would like to dedicate his next book to him. Sends him a copy to look it over and hopes that he will exceppt.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 21-28 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 ...

Griffith, William, 1876-1936

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