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Martha Young

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Born January 1, 1862
Died January 1, 1941 (79 years old)
Newbern, United States
Also known as: Eli Shepperd, Martha Strudwick Young
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From a bio by Barbara at Find a Grave: "Martha Strudwick Young was a writer of novels, short stories, children's books, and poetry. She was most widely known for her African-American dialect poems and stories, which were based on black southern legends and folk tales."

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Plantation bird legends

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Fifty-six legends told by the daughter of the swamp witch.

Behind the dark pines

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Fifty-five tales recount the antics of the animals that live in the woods just beyond the dark pines.