| Jessamyn West Collection
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| Jessamyn West McPherson Wins More Literary Laurels With Quaker Stories Yorba Linda Star December 29 1944 page 3 |
| Jessamyn West most published story writer Yorba Linda Star July 20 1945 page 1 |
| Jessamyn's first book out soon Yorba Linda Star October 12 1945 page 1 |
| Jessamyn West's new book is among those offered at Yorba Linda Library Yorba Linda Star November 23 1945 page 2 |
| Jessamyn West sells movie rights to book Yorba Linda Star April 19 1946 page 3 |
| "Those Good Old Days" by One Who Can Really Tell It by Jessamyn West McPherson, Yorba Linda Star October 17 1947 page 1 |
| Jessamyn West Reminisces On Early Days in Yorba Linda by March Butz, Yorba Linda Star October 24 1957 page 3 |
| Former Residents Gain National Fame Yorba Linda Star August 23 1967 page 2 |
| Jessamyn West is city's other famous resident by Gisela Meier, Yorba Linda Star January 6 1979 page 2 |
| Jessamyn West comments on Star's article about her Yorba Linda Star January 27 1979 page 2 |
| Jessamyn West dies of stroke at age 81 Yorba Linda Star March 7 1984 page 5 |
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Jessamyn's first book out soonYorba Linda Star October 12 1945 page 1
Jessamyn West MacPherson, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldo West, first Yorba Linda-educated young woman to reach real literary fame, has in the past year had dozens of her Quaker short stories published in the quality magazines, and now she is to have published, probably this week, her first book. Its title will be The Friendly Persuasion and its publishers are Harcourt, Brace & Company.
The Harcourt, Brace 1945 catalogue says of the forthcoming and its author:
"Jessamyn West is of Indiana Quaker stock, and she writes of things which echoed through her childhood. Her prose is warm and glowing, keyed to the lovely nostalgia of the scenes. David Harum would have felt at home in these pages, and every modern reader will find a new, refreshing laughter in reading them. Jessamyn West's delightful short stories have been appearing of late in the Atlantic Monthly, Collier's, Harper's Bazaar and other magazines. The Friendly Persuasion, her first book, will bring to wide attention the family of the Birdwells, soon, we believe, to be a famous American family."
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