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Augusta Jane Wilson ( née Evans; May 8, 1835 – May 9, 1909), was an American author of Southern literature and a supporter of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Her books were banned by the American Library Association in 1881. She was the first woman to earn US$100,000 through her writing. [1] Wilson was a native of Columbus ...
May 9, 2024 · Augusta Jane Evans Wilson (born May 8, 1835, Wynnton [now part of Columbus], Ga., U.S.—died May 9, 1909, Mobile, Ala.) was an American author whose sentimental, moralistic novels met with great popular success. Augusta Jane Evans received little formal schooling but early became an avid reader.
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Feb 21, 2024 · Augusta Jane Evans was born on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia. She was the oldest of eight children born to Matthew “Matt” Ryan Evans and Sarah Skrine Howard Evans. Both parents were from planter families, and Evans was a partner in a successful mercantile firm. Augusta and her siblings seemed destined for a life of privilege, but her ...
Jun 7, 2002 · Augusta Jane Evans was born in Columbus in 1835; she died in Alabama in 1909, buried among the Confederate soldiers she loved. She became a writer partially to recuperate the family fortune. Her father, Matthew Evans, lost palatial Sherwood Hall dubbed “Matt’s Folly” by Columbus citizens after he was bankrupted in the 1840s.
Augusta Jane Evans. Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was a nineteenth century novelist and an important member of Mobile 's literary elite. Her sentimental novels promoted a romanticized view of the South, particularly as they related to the Civil War and the roles of women in southern society. Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Nov 26, 2018 · wilson, augusta jane evans, novelist, born in columbia ga. in 1835. when she was three years old her parents removed to southwestern texas where they led for some years the arduous and stirring life of texas pioneers. in 1841 (schribners dictionary says 1849) they settled in mobile, alabama where their daughter has since resided.
Nov 1, 1995 · Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, author, daughter of Matthew Ryan and Sarah Skrine (Howard) Evans, was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 8, 1835. About 1846 she moved to Texas with her parents and lived for a year in Galveston and then Houston before moving to San Antonio around 1847.
