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Serilda's Star
191 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1970
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About the author
Olive Rambo Cook
8 booksAuthoress Olive Rambo Cook used Livingston County, Missouri as the backdrop for her six published juvenile books and for many of her inumerable short stories. Real names, places, legends, folk lore and true stories from this county appear throughout her written work.
Mrs. Cook was born August 26, 1892, on a farm west of Avalon. She was the only surviving child of George and Effie Rambo. Her mother died when Mrs. Cook was a small child and she and her father moved to Chillicothe, MO where she was reared by her father and her paternal grandmother.
She was graduated from Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe Business College and in 1920 married Frank Cook. In 1923 her only child, George, was born. After her husband's death in 1943, she and her son left Chillicothe.
Her books were published between 1957 and 1986, the last book, Trails to Poosey, having been published after her death, December 24, 1981, in Mountain View, California. Her other published books include Coon Holler, Serelda's Star, Locket, The Sign at Six Corners, and Golden Gourd.
In addition to writing, Mrs. Cook was an accomplished painter and had her first art exhibit at the age of 80 in the Mountain View Library. In her youth, one of her favorite painting views was from the hill overlooking the Graham's Mill covered bridge which was located northwest of Chillicothe, MO, just east of the present bridge over the Grand River on Highway 190.
Mrs. Cook was born August 26, 1892, on a farm west of Avalon. She was the only surviving child of George and Effie Rambo. Her mother died when Mrs. Cook was a small child and she and her father moved to Chillicothe, MO where she was reared by her father and her paternal grandmother.
She was graduated from Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe Business College and in 1920 married Frank Cook. In 1923 her only child, George, was born. After her husband's death in 1943, she and her son left Chillicothe.
Her books were published between 1957 and 1986, the last book, Trails to Poosey, having been published after her death, December 24, 1981, in Mountain View, California. Her other published books include Coon Holler, Serelda's Star, Locket, The Sign at Six Corners, and Golden Gourd.
In addition to writing, Mrs. Cook was an accomplished painter and had her first art exhibit at the age of 80 in the Mountain View Library. In her youth, one of her favorite painting views was from the hill overlooking the Graham's Mill covered bridge which was located northwest of Chillicothe, MO, just east of the present bridge over the Grand River on Highway 190.
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