| Author: | Vandercook, Margaret | ISBN: | 9781455376100 |
| Publisher: | B&R Samizdat Express | Publication: | June 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Quench Editions | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vandercook, Margaret |
| ISBN: | 9781455376100 |
| Publisher: | B&R Samizdat Express |
| Publication: | June 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Quench Editions |
| Language: | English |
Popular children's book, first published around 1900. According to Wikipedia: "The Camp Fire Girls books is a series of fiction novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s… Margaret O'Bannon Womack Vandercook (January 12, 1877 February 7, 1958) was an American writer of children's literature. Daughter of Joel Mayo Womack and Nannie Gibson (O'Bannon) Womack, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended both public and private schools. In 1900 she married John Filkin Vandercook, who later became the first president of the United Press Association. He died in 1908. They had one son, John Womack Vandercook. Margaret spent her summers in Leonardo, New Jersey and winters in Gramercy Park, New York, but during her husband's lifetime she also spent several years living in Europe. Margaret Vandercook did not become a professional writer until after her husband's death, but has since been described at the queen of Camp Fire writers, writing 21 Camp Fire novels under her own name as well as the pseudonym "Margaret Love Sanderson." The pseudonym of Margaret Love Sanderson was also used by Emma Keats Speed Sampson, author of the Miss Minerva books.[6] In addition to the Camp Fire Girls series, Margaret is also known for her other girls series books which include the Ranch Girls series, Red Cross Girls series, and Girl Scouts series. Additional works include stories, articles and poems for Harper's Bazar, Delineator, Pearson's Magazine, Book News Monthly, Paris Modes, and many other publications. She was also a member of the Louisville Kentucky Authors' Club"
Popular children's book, first published around 1900. According to Wikipedia: "The Camp Fire Girls books is a series of fiction novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s… Margaret O'Bannon Womack Vandercook (January 12, 1877 February 7, 1958) was an American writer of children's literature. Daughter of Joel Mayo Womack and Nannie Gibson (O'Bannon) Womack, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended both public and private schools. In 1900 she married John Filkin Vandercook, who later became the first president of the United Press Association. He died in 1908. They had one son, John Womack Vandercook. Margaret spent her summers in Leonardo, New Jersey and winters in Gramercy Park, New York, but during her husband's lifetime she also spent several years living in Europe. Margaret Vandercook did not become a professional writer until after her husband's death, but has since been described at the queen of Camp Fire writers, writing 21 Camp Fire novels under her own name as well as the pseudonym "Margaret Love Sanderson." The pseudonym of Margaret Love Sanderson was also used by Emma Keats Speed Sampson, author of the Miss Minerva books.[6] In addition to the Camp Fire Girls series, Margaret is also known for her other girls series books which include the Ranch Girls series, Red Cross Girls series, and Girl Scouts series. Additional works include stories, articles and poems for Harper's Bazar, Delineator, Pearson's Magazine, Book News Monthly, Paris Modes, and many other publications. She was also a member of the Louisville Kentucky Authors' Club"
