Book Description The classic american story of the life of the Birdwells， a Quaker family living in Indiana at the time of the Civil War. The source of the famous William Wyler film starring Gary Cooper， Dorothy McGuire， and Anthony Perkins. About the Author Jessamyn West (1902-1984) was born in Indiana to Quaker parents and lived most of her life in California. Her work has appeared in Harper's， Mademoiselle， Kenyon Review， the New Yorker， and Redbook， among others. Her other books include The State of Stony Lonesome， Massacre at Fall Creek， and The Collected Stories of Jessamyn West. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.