Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Mary Hartwell Catherwood was a prolific historical romance writer who specialized in French-American frontier history around the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley. Her careful research made her romances authentic as well as popular.
Works
- Romance of DollardHistorical romance set during early French colonial exploration of North America
- The Story of TontyHistorical fiction about French explorer Tonty and colonial frontier adventures
- The Lady of Fort St. JohnNovel of frontier life and survival in colonial North America
- The Days of Jeanne d'ArcHistorical novel dramatizing Joan of Arc's life and religious faith
- Old KaskaskiaHistorical sketches of the vanished French settlement of Kaskaskia