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Grace MacGowan Cooke
1863–1944
A lively American storyteller, she wrote novels, poems, and short fiction, often drawing on Southern settings and sometimes collaborating with her sister, Alice MacGowan. Her work also reached younger readers, giving her career a range that feels unusually broad and energetic.
2 Audiobooks
The Power and the Glory
by Grace MacGowan Cooke
The Girls of Silver Spur Ranch
by Grace MacGowan Cooke, Anne McQueen
About the author
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1863, she built a long writing career as a novelist, poet, and short-story writer. She is especially remembered for her collaborations with her sister, Alice MacGowan, with whom she published fiction as well as children's books.
Her writing is closely linked with the American South, and several of her books reflect that regional background in both setting and character. Beyond her literary work, her name is also tied to Chattanooga history through the Grace MacGowan Cooke House.
She died in 1944, leaving behind a body of work that spans popular fiction, juvenile literature, and collaborative storytelling. That mix of productivity and range gives her a distinctive place among early 20th-century American authors.