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Faith Bickford
1882–1964
Remembered for gentle early 20th-century fiction and a deep connection to Cape Cod, this American writer also helped shape the Sea Pines school in Brewster, Massachusetts. Her books include children's stories such as Daddy Joe's Fiddle and Gloria, as well as the later A Cape Cod Idyl.
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Daddy Joe's fiddle
by Faith Bickford
About the author
Faith Bickford was an American author born in 1882 and active in the first half of the 20th century. Surviving catalog and library records connect her with books for younger readers, including Gloria and Daddy Joe's Fiddle, and with A Cape Cod Idyl, published in 1948.
She was also closely tied to Sea Pines in Brewster, Massachusetts. Historical material about the school and related records show her serving in a leadership role there, continuing work connected with the institution founded by her family.
Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources readily available online, the outline that emerges is distinctive: a writer rooted in Cape Cod life, interested in young readers, and remembered both for her fiction and for her part in the long story of Sea Pines. She died in 1964.