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Helen Catherine Knapp Markley Miller〔(The Iowa Authors Collection )〕 (December 4, 1896 – November 1984)〔http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/doc/ssdi/v1:112FA8BB671F0111〕〔Comment: Other sources put Ms. Millers date of birth in 1899 or 1909, for example: 〕 was a prolific American writer of historical and biographical fiction for children taking place in the Western United States. ==Biography== Helen Markley Miller was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. In 1919 she graduated from the Iowa Teachers College in her city of birth. Subsequently she worked as an English teacher until her marriage.〔 She married journalist Martin Baxter Miller (May 30, 1900 – May 14, 1944), who became managing editor at the ''Idaho Statesman''. After her husband died of a heart attack, she picked up teaching again.〔〔Staff report (May 15, 1944). Martin B. Miller. ''New York Times''〕 In 1953 Doubleday published Miller's first book, ''Promenade All''. In 1954 she graduated with a master's degree from Western State College of Colorado.〔〔 Her masters' thesis, ''Let me be a free man'', was about Chief Joseph.〔(Bibliographical record for "Let me be a free man" ) at Worldcat〕 Like many of her books, it was a fictionalized biography.〔 After her graduate studies, Miller lived in McCall, Idaho〔 and wrote 21 more books. All were published by major publishing houses. She was represented by literary agent Barthold Fles. Miller had taught at the University of Idaho. Helen Markley Miller's only son, Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller, participated as a cross-country skier in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960.〔http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/andrew-miller-1.html〕 Mack and his sport formed the inspiration to Mrs. Miller's sixth novel, ''Ski fast, ski long''. In 1966, ''Promenade all'' was published in German as ''Indianerblut'' (Indian blood). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helen Markley Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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