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Elizabeth Cannon Porter
b. 1885
A Latter-day Saint writer from Utah, she is remembered for historical fiction that drew on Book of Mormon settings and early American themes. Her surviving papers suggest a long literary life that continued well into the 20th century.
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The Cities of the Sun Stories of Ancient America founded on historical incidents in the Book of Mormon
by Elizabeth Cannon Porter
About the author
Born Elizabeth Rachel Cannon on September 13, 1885, in Grantsville, Utah, she was the daughter of Angus M. Cannon and Martha Maria Hughes Cannon. Archival records at Brigham Young University identify her as a Latter-day Saint writer and date her life from 1885 to 1972.
She wrote under the name Elizabeth Cannon Porter, and book records connect her most clearly with The Cities of the Sun, first published in 1911. That novel is described in library and catalog sources as a work of historical fiction built around incidents from the Book of Mormon, showing her interest in blending storytelling with religious and historical themes.
Project Gutenberg and other library listings also link her name with the alias Elizabeth Rachel Cannon and indicate that at least some of her work remains accessible to modern readers. I wasn’t able to confirm a suitable portrait image from the pages I checked, so no profile image is included here.