Jane Patch Richardson (December 4, 1919 – November 25, 2018) was an American author. She was born Jane Patch on December 4, 1919, in

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, to Gustave and Martha Patch. Taking up traveling at an early age, Richardson traveled numerous times through the

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. She used her experience guiding tour groups through villages and palaces throughout the country to write four books on India, and was legally adopted into the royal family of

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in the process. She married her husband, Archie Richardson, on August 2, 1947, and had two children. Richardson died on November 25, 2018, in

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, at the age of 98.

Books

* ''Chief of the Chiefs: Louis Rooks Bruce: Mohawk/Sioux, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Lobbyist'', a biography of

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Commissioner during the

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administration with heritage and cultural information about

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in general and specifically the eastern

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and western

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* ''Eddie Elias: PBA Founder merchandised sports, corporate, TV worlds'', a biography of

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founder

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* ''Gilbert'', a biography of her brother, Gilbert Patch * ''Steadfast the Lamp'', a novel capturing the varied cultures of South India * ''Remember When'', recollections from the author's childhood to the days of her great-grandchildren * ''Virgin Princess: an historic novel of Mewar (Udaipur, India) – the world's oldest dynasty'', reveals

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's bizarre and enticing history * ''India: Tourist Mecca'', a guidebook about the Indian subcontinent * ''Tender Hearts of India'', a non-fiction cultural summary of north and south India * One chapter of ''Tender Hearts of India'' was included in an anthology of

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* ''Martha'', a biography of her mother.

References

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