Clapp, Patricia: - Patricia Clapp (1912-2003) was a beloved author of fiction for children.
Because of their enduring appeals, a number of Clapp\'s novels are still available to purchase..
Elizabeth: The Story of the First Woman Doctor (1974), I\'m Deborah Sampson: A Soldier in the War of the Revolution (1977), Witches\' Children: A Story of Salem (1982), and The Tamarack Tree: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg (1986).
Clapp went on to write the ghost story Jane-Emily (1969), as well as the historical novels Dr.
When Clapp learned in the course of genealogy research that one of her forbears was Constance Hopkins, who had been a passenger on the Mayflower at age fourteen, she was inspired to write the novel Constance: A Story of Early Plymouth (1968), which was nominated for the National Book Award.
After she married and became a mother, she began writing plays for children, eventually publishing more than twenty (as well as a few for adults).
As a young woman, she attended the Columbia University School of Journalism.
Clapp, Patricia: - Patricia Clapp (1912-2003) was a beloved author of fiction for children
