JOAQUIN (CINCINNATUS HINER) MILLER - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 11/11/1875 - HFSID 323239
Price: $140.00
JOAQUIN MILLER
A signature from the poet and explorer, dated November 1875
Autograph sentiment signed: "Greetings from/friend/Chicago Ill
John Miller/Nov. 11 75", in black ink, 4¾x2½ affixed to a 5¾x3¾ card.
Born Cincinnatus Miller, this poet of the American West changed his
name to Joaquin to honor an early California outlaw with a Robin Hood-type
reputation. Joaquin Miller (1837-1913) as a child traveled by wagon train
with his parents from Indiana to Oregon. He led an adventurous life, joining
both the California and later Alaska gold rushes and suffering serious wounds in
a battle with the Modoc Indians. (He was also for a time a school teacher and an
elected judge.) Miller journeyed to London in 1870, where his first two volumes
of poetry were published: Song of the Sierras and Life Among the
Modocs. After gaining popularity in Europe as "the poet of the
Sierras", he returned to America and built a home in Oakland California,
overlooking San Francisco Bay. Toned. Small stain on bottom left corner.
Slightly soiled. Stained on top left edge of backing card. Corners slightly worn
and creased. Otherwise, fine condition.
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