MaryJessamynWest

novelist, writer, Technical Advisor, The Big Country writer, Summer Flight writer, born in Vernon, Indiana
Second cousin of President Richard M. Nixon. The character of Jess Birdwell in Friendly Persuasion (1956) (played by Gary Cooper ) was based on...
Jessamyn West

JessamynWest

female, deceased (1984)
Christian, whittier college, from California, socialist, hobbit, New York Times…MaryJessamynWest
Mary Jessamyn West was an American Quaker who wrote numerous stories and novels, notably "The Friendly Persuasion" (1945). Much of her work...