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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.176 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1900s |
| Title | Edwin Markham to Hamilton Holt submitting a Thanksgiving poem for publication |
| Date | 13 November 1904 |
| Author | Markham, Edwin (1852-1940) |
| Recipient | Holt, Hamilton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Markham, a poet, writes to Holt, the editor of "The Independent," to submit a poem for publication. He remarks that "time is running close," apparently because the poem is for Thanksgiving. The poem, "Give Thanks, O Heart!" is included with the letter and commemorates leaders and those who have fought and died in battle. |
| Subjects | Thanksgiving Holidays and Celebrations Poetry Military History Battle Death Religion |
| People | Markham, Edwin (1852-1940) Hamilton, Holt (1872-1951) |
| Place written | Landing, New Jersey |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |