Fairly uneducated, Pearl Curran, a St. Louis housewife, channeled a 17th-century spirit and achieved literary renown. The spirit, Patience Worth, a New England Pilgrim, became the subject of several Curran books, and a national sensation in the early years of the 20th century. Curran was a prolific writer: In addition to seven books, she produced …
Tennessee Williams was born on this date in 1911. Although born in Mississippi, he grew up in St. Louis, where his family moved in 1918.
Missouri History Today August 25, 1885: Famed Writer With Ozark Legacy Marries In The Midwest
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