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Elswyth Thane


USA flag (1900 - 1981)

Thane is most famous for her "Williamsburg" series of historical fiction. The books cover several generations of a single family from the American Revolutionary War up to World War II. The action moves from Williamsburg in later books to England, New York City and Richmond, Virginia.
 

Genres: Historical
 
Series
Women of Williamsburg
   1. Dawn's Early Light (1934)
   2. Yankee Stranger (1944)
   3. Ever After (1945)
   4. The Light Heart (1947)
   5. Kissing Kin (1948)
   6. This Was Tomorrow (1952)
   7. Homing (1957)
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Novels
   Riders of the Wind (1926)
   Cloth of Gold (1929)
   Tryst (1939)
   England Was an Island Once (1940)
   Remember Today (1941)
   The Bird Who Made Good (1947)
   Melody (1950)
   Reluctant Farmer (1950)
   The Lost General (1953)
   Letter to a Stranger (1955)
   Queen's Folly (1955)
   The Family Quarrel (1960)
   Mount Vernon Is Ours (1966)
   Mount Vernon, the Legacy (1967)
   Mount Vernon Family (1968)
   The Virginia Colony (1969)
   Dolley Madison, Her Life and Times (1971)
   The Fighting Quaker (1973)
   The Strength of the Hills (1976)
   From This Day Forward (1976)
   Potomac Squire (1980)
   Echo Answers (1982)
   Bound to Happen (1982)
   His Elizabeth (1982)
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