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M. E. M. (Mollie Evelyn Moore) Davis
1852–1909
A lively Southern writer and poet, she helped bring Texas and Louisiana settings into late nineteenth-century American literature. Her fiction, verse, and historical writing were known for regional detail, strong storytelling, and a warm, observant voice.
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Under Six Flags: The Story of Texas
by M. E. M. (Mollie Evelyn Moore) Davis
About the author
Born in Alabama in 1844, Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis wrote under the pen name M. E. M. Davis and began publishing while still very young. She became known as a poet, fiction writer, and editor, and her work appeared in newspapers and magazines before reaching book form.
Although she was born outside Texas, her writing became closely tied to the state, and later readers often saw her as an important Texas literary voice. She wrote about Southern life with a strong sense of place, and her books included fiction as well as historical writing, notably The Wire-Cutters and Under Six Flags.
After her marriage to Thomas E. Davis, she lived in New Orleans, where she continued her literary career. Today she is remembered as a versatile nineteenth-century author whose poetry, stories, and regional sketches helped preserve the texture of life in the American South.