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Mary Mapes Dodge Author

Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) was born into a well-educated family in New York. After her husband's death, she began a writing career in order to support her sons. Best known for Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates, which was an instant success and won her lasting popular attention, she was also a successful poet and magazine editor.