Downfall of the Ispocoga or Creek Indian Tribe of Indians by Virginia Pounds Brown

Downfall of the Ispocoga or Creek Indian Tribe of Indians by Virginia Pounds Brown

Virginia Pounds Brown

1916-2014

Virginia Pounds Brown, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, had a multifaceted career that encompassed librarianship, writing, and bookselling. After completing her education at Randolph-Macon Woman College and Vanderbilt University, she worked as a librarian at the Birmingham Public Library and later became the director of the library at Birmingham-Southern College. Alongside her husband, Brown owned and operated a bookstore for over two decades. She authored and co-authored books focusing on Alabama's history, including a collaboration on a children's history book, writings about Southeastern Indians, and works of historical fiction exploring the encounters between Native Americans and Spanish conquistadors. Brown also contributed to the biography of Alabama folklorist Ruby Pickens Tartt and participated in the editing of various historical publications. In 2003, she published her memoir titled Mother & Me.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1989

Downfall of the Ispocoga or Creek Indian Tribe of Indians. Birmingham, AL; Birmingham Public Library, 1989.

AL Book Collection

Brown, Virginia Pounds, “Downfall of the Ispocoga or Creek Indian Tribe of Indians by Virginia Pounds Brown,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/7789.