author
Velda Allis Eddy
Known for a mid-19th-century story of frontier family life, this little-known American writer published work meant to entertain while reflecting everyday values and hardships of the era.
1 Audiobook
The Allis Family; or, Scenes of Western Life
by Velda Allis Eddy
About the author
Velda Allis Eddy is credited as the author of The Allis Family; or, Scenes of Western Life, a work published in 1858 by the American Sunday-School Union.
Very little biographical information about her was easy to confirm from reliable online sources, which suggests she remains a fairly obscure figure today. What can be said with confidence is that her surviving reputation rests mainly on this frontier-themed book, which follows family life in the American West and reflects the moral and domestic storytelling style common in religious and popular publishing of the period.