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Caroline Louise Marshall

b. 1849

An American writer of girls’ adventure fiction, she published lively late-19th-century stories set in the American West. Her surviving books suggest a knack for frontier settings, independence, and practical courage.

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Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim: A Story for Girls

Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim: A Story for Girls

by Caroline Louise Marshall

About the author

Caroline Louise Marshall was an American author born in 1849. Library of Congress records for her books list her as "Marshall, Caroline Louise, Mrs., 1849-", which confirms her birth year, though I couldn’t verify more detailed biographical facts from reliable sources available here.

She is known for adventure stories for young readers, including The Girl Ranchers of the San Coulee (published in 1897) and Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim (published in 1899). Both were issued by The Penn Publishing Company and point to a clear interest in Western landscapes, self-reliant heroines, and outdoor life.

Because solid biographical sources appear to be scarce, her books are the clearest window into her work. They place her among the authors who helped shape popular fiction for girls at the end of the 19th century, especially stories that traded drawing rooms for ranches, homesteads, and frontier adventure.