Ruth E. McKee

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Ruth E. McKee
BornVentura County, California
DiedWest Chatham, Massachusetts
Spouse1927-8 (divorce): Darr H. Alkire
ChildrenMichael E. Alkire

Ruth Eleanor McKee was a writer and served as the United States consul at Tokyo beginning in 1958. She is known for the 1941 Doubleday novel Christopher Strange[1] about California in the last half of the 19th century.[2] Other works include the 1936 Under One Roof[3] and the 1934 The Lord's Anointed.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OCLC 1593736
  2. ^ For commentary on this book, see: Wild, Peter (2011). Paradise of Desire: Eleven Palm Springs Novels. Tucson, AZ: Estate of Peter Wild. p. 281. OCLC 748584112.
  3. ^ OCLC 8862274
  4. ^ OCLC 810776782