This Goodly Land

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews (April 2, 1860?–August 2, 1936)

Other Names Used

• Mary Raymond Shipman: birth name

Alabama Connections

• Mobile, Mobile County: birthplace

Selected Works

• Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. Bob and the Guides: Illustrated. Illus. F. C. Yohn. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Rpt. Freeport, N.Y.: Books for Libraries Press, 1971. An online version of Bob and the Guides is available from Google Book Search. For younger readers.
• Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. The Perfect Tribute. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1906. Rpt. as Lincoln Got No Applause at Gettysburg: "The Perfect Tribute." Springfield, Ill.: Ads Press, 1987. An online version of The Perfect Tribute is available from Google Book Search.
• Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. The Militants: Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World: Illustrated. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. An online version of The Militants is available from Google Book Search.
• Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. Crosses of War. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1918. An online version of Crosses of War is available from Internet Archive's American Libraries.
• Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. A Lost Commander: Florence Nightingale. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1929.

Biographical Information

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews was born in Mobile, Ala. She grew up in Lexington, Ky., then moved with her family to New York City. After her graduation from high school, Andrews studied privately, first with her father, an Episcopal clergyman, then with a lawyer whom she later married. After their marriage, Andrews and her husband lived in Syracuse, N.Y., and spent their summers in rural Canada. Andrews wrote articles and short stories that were published in popular magazines such as Scribner’s Magazine, Collier’s, and Ladies' Home Journal. Her first book, Vive L’Empereur, was published in 1902. Her most famous work, The Perfect Tribute, a fictional story about Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, was first published in 1906. It has been reprinted extensively, and ABC-TV broadcast a television version in 1991. Andrews died in Syracuse from complications following an operation.

Interests and Themes

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews wrote novels and short stories. Many of her stories were also published separately as standalone books. Much of her fiction is inspirational, with an emphasis on the nobility of sacrificing one’s personal happiness for the good of others.

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Reference Books

• Baright, Irene Bentham. An Appreciation of the Life and Writings of Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. Manchester, Mass.: North Shore Press, Inc., 1937.

Location of Papers

• Syracuse University

Photo from Country Life, August 1921.

Last updated on May 30, 2008.