Creator
Grace Miller White.
Title
Tess of the Storm Country.
Coverage
New York:
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap,
Date
1909
Subject
Cover illustration by Howard Chandler Christy.
Description
The writer Grace White, matron of honor at Zoe’s 1902 wedding, specialized in novels and play novelizations. She was also a Republican campaigner and a divorcee, who supported three children after fleeing a bad marriage in Montana. In this novel (adapted in 1914 for the actor Mary Pickford’s first major film), wealthy landowners in Ithaca, NY (Grace White’s real-life hometown), attempt to evict impoverished fishermen from some prime waterfront. (Spoiler alert: offspring of rich and poor fall in love.)
Source
From the Collection of Eve M. Kahn.