Anne Benson Fisher (February 1, 1898 – March 5, 1967) was an American writer of fiction and non-fiction whose primary emphasis was

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. Her two most significant works were her novel ''Cathedral in the Sun'' (1940) and her contribution to the

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, ''The Salinas: Upside Down River'' (1945). In 1922 Fisher married

Walter Kenrick Fisher Walter Kenrick Fisher (February 1, 1878 – November 2, 1953) was an American zoologist, evolutionary biologist, illustrator and painter. He taught in Stanford University before eventually becoming Emeritus Professor in Zoology until his retireme ...

. They resided in Pacific Grove, California, and also had a house in Carmel Valley. Fisher moved to Medford, Oregon after her husband's death. Her novel ''Cathedral in the Sun'' was based on the lives of the early settlers of the Carmel Valley, James Meadows and Loretta Onesimo de Peralta, who were married in 1842.Fink, Augusta, ''Monterey County The Dramatic Story of Its Past Monterey Bay, Big Sur, Carmel, Salinas Valley'', Western Tanager Press/Valley Publishers, San Francisco, California, 1972. ''Cathedral in the Sun'' led to an invitation by

Stephen Vincent Benét Stephen Vincent Benét (; July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, ''John Brown's Body'' (1928), for which he receive ...

to write about the Salinas River for the Rivers of America Series

Non-fiction

* ''Wide Road ahead: the story of a woman bacteriologist'' E. P. Dutton, ew York 1939 *''Bears, Pirates and Silver Lace - Stories of Old California'', Binfords & Mort,

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, 1944, 134 pp. Illustrated by

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* ''The Salinas: Upside Down River'', Farrar and Rinehart,

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, 1945 *''No More a Stranger: A Tale of Robert Louis Stevenson'', Stanford University Press,

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, California, 1946, 265 pp. * ''Stories California Indians Told'',

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, 1957, 110 pp, Illustrated By

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Fiction

* ''Cathedral in the Sun'', Carlyle House, New York, 1940, 408pp. * ''It's a Wise Child: A Disorderly Comedy of Fatherhood'', Bobbs-Merrill,

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, 1949, 281 pp. * ''Oh Glittering Promise! A Novel of the California Gold Rush'', Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1949, 294 pp

References

External links

Papers of Anne B Fisher

Memorial to Walter Kenrick Fisher

Carmel Valley Past
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Anne B. 1898 births 1967 deaths 20th-century American women writers People from Pacific Grove, California American women novelists American women non-fiction writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American non-fiction writers Novelists from California