Background
Source: Wikipedia
Emily Dorothy Scarborough (January 27, 1878 – November 7, 1935) was born to Judge John B. Scarborough and his wife, Mary Adelaide. She was a famous American writer who wrote about Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and women's life in the Southwest. In addition to writing, she taught lectures as an assistant professor at Columbia University in creative writing, and numerous students of hers went on to become well-published and respected authors.
