Eleanor H. Porter wrote mainly children's literature, adventure stories, and romance fiction. Her most famous novel is "Pollyanna" (1913), followed by a sequel, "Pollyanna Grows Up" (1915). Her adult novels include "The Turn of the Tide" (1908), "The Road to Understanding" (1917), "Oh Money! Money!" (1918), "Dawn" (1919), "Keith's Dark Tower" (1919), "Mary Marie" (1920) and "Sister Sue" (1921); her short-story collections include "Across the Years" (c. 1919), "Money, Love and Kate" (1923), and "Little Pardner" (1926). Porter achieved considerable commercial success: "Pollyanna" ranked eighth among best-selling novels in the United States during 1913, second during 1914, and fourth during 1915 (with 47
Curtis S. Person Jr. Curtis S. Person Jr. Curtis S. Person Jr. (born November 27, 1934) was an American politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 31st district, which is composed of part of Shelby County. He initially served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1966 to 1968 as a Democrat but shortly after switched parties, before serving in the state senate from 1968 until 2006. He served as the chair of the Judiciary Committee and as a member on the Ethics Committee and the General Welfare, Health and Human Resources Committee. Curtis S. Person served in many local leadership