Harper Lee (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
Biography
Nelle Harper Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama, on April 28, 1926. Her father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was the son of a Confederate veteran and a Florida legislator. A. C. Lee himself was a prominent citizen of Monroeville, a practicing lawyer who served in the Alabama legislature for twelve years. He was also involved in the management of the local newspaper. Harper Lee's mother was Frances Finch Lee, whose family had moved from Virginia to Alabama, where they founded Finchburg.
With her sisters, Alice and Louise, and her brother, Edwin, Harper grew up in the...
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