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Lincoln, the man of the people.

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Autographed at bottom by author.

Chosen from among 250 entries by a committee headed by Chief Justice Taft, Markham's famous poem was read at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922.

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lincoln abraham lincoln memorial washington d c markham edwin taft william howard harding warren gamaliel poetry broadsides washington city lincoln people literature the alfred whital stern collection of lincolniana rare book and special collections division edwin markham ultra high resolution high resolution united states history
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01/01/1900
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Markham, Edwin (Author)
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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lincoln abraham lincoln memorial washington d c markham edwin taft william howard harding warren gamaliel poetry broadsides washington city lincoln people literature the alfred whital stern collection of lincolniana rare book and special collections division edwin markham ultra high resolution high resolution united states history