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Margarita Spalding Gerry
1870–1939
An American novelist and short-story writer, she is especially remembered for books and stories connected to Abraham Lincoln. Her career also reached beyond literature into public service in Washington, D.C.
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The Toy Shop: A Romantic Story of Lincoln the Man
by Margarita Spalding Gerry
About the author
Born in Washington, D.C., in 1870, Margarita Spalding Gerry became an American writer of novels and short stories. She studied at Wellesley College and built a career that blended popular fiction with a strong interest in history.
She is best known for work tied to Abraham Lincoln, including stories that explored his life in both fictional and nonfiction forms. Her writing appeared during the early twentieth century, when magazine fiction and historical storytelling reached a wide general audience.
Gerry also took part in civic life, serving on the Board of Education in Washington, D.C. She died in 1939, leaving behind a body of work that links literary storytelling with an enduring fascination for American history.