About
A twentieth-century American author, she is best known for I Heard the Owl Call My Name and Walk Gently This Good Earth. Her literary works sold over a million copies during her lifetime.
Before Fame
Early in her literary career, she worked as the secretary to the managing editor of the Mercury Herald.
Trivia
She nearly went blind due to a bacterial infection of the eyes.
Family Life
She was the daughter of Arthur J. Craven and Emily K. Craven.
Associated With
She and Max Baucus both attended Stanford University.
