Mary Westbrook Van Deusen
American poet
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Mary Westbrook Van Deusen (February 13, 1829 – October 16, 1908), publishing under the name Mary Westbrook, was an American author of prose and verse.
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Mary Westbrook Van Deusen | |
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| Born | February 13, 1829 |
| Died | October 16, 1908 (aged 79) |
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| Notable work | Rachel Du Mont: A Brave Little Maid of the Revolution (1883) |
Career
She was born Mary Amanda Westbrook in Fishkill, New York, the daughter of Cornelius de Puy Westbrook, a pastor of the Dutch Church in nearby Peekskill, and Sarah (Beekman) Westbrook. In 1865 she married James Lansing Van Deusen of Rondout, New York.[1]
She published both prose and poetry, mainly through the Freeman Company, of Kingston, New York. Her 1883 novel Rachel Du Mont: A Brave Little Maid of the Revolution was about the burning of Kingston during the American Revolution. It was successful enough to go through three editions in one year.[1]
Books
- Novels
- Rachel Du Mont (1883)
- Gertrude Willoughby
- Verse
- "Voices of My Heart"