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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953) was an American writer who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings.
Visitors to this old Florida homestead can walk back in time to 1930s farm life when Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings lived and worked in the tiny community of Cross Creek. This authentic Florida cracker homestead inspired the Pulitzer Prize winning author.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (born Aug. 8, 1896, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died Dec. 14, 1953, St. Augustine, Fla.) was an American short-story writer and novelist who founded a regional literature of backwoods Florida.
The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society honors the memory and celebrates the life and work of the author of such widely read and respected books as the 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Yearling, and the 1942 nonfiction classic, Cross Creek.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953) was a well-known American writer of the 1930s and ‘40s who drew material for her stories from the rugged Alachua County region and, in particular, a small unincorporated community of Cross Creek, situated about 20 miles southeast of Gainesville.
May 10, 2021 · Rawlings drank too much, and sometimes drove while doing so. This book describes at least five serious car crashes. She once plowed into a mule, destroying the animal and her car.
Jul 14, 2022 · Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings came to Cross Creek and wrote the beloved story of a young boy and his pet fawn, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. Today, visiting the author's beautifully preserved home is an excellent way to discover the authentic Florida, far from the strip malls and theme parks.
