▁Adams ▁( J uly ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 0   – ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁young ▁adult ▁books , ▁historical ▁and ▁bi ographical ▁nov els ▁and ▁dram as . ▁ ▁Adams ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Clark s burg , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁to ▁lawyer ▁and ▁states man ▁John ▁W . ▁Davis ▁and ▁Julia ▁Le av ell ▁Mc Donald ▁Davis . ▁She ▁attended ▁W elles ley ▁College , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bar n ard ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁social ▁worker ▁and ▁a ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Davis ▁wrote ▁two ▁Murray ▁Hill ▁mystery ▁nov els ▁published ▁as ▁by ▁F . ▁D rac o : ▁ ▁Dev il ' s ▁Church ▁( R ine hart , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ), ▁▁ ▁Cru ise ▁with ▁Death ▁( R ine hart , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ), ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁F . ▁D rac o ▁at ▁L C ▁Author ities , ▁with ▁ 2 ▁records ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 3 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁historical ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁children ' s ▁writers ▁Category : New ber y ▁Honor ▁w inners ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Clark s burg , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : B arn ard ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : W elles ley ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Nov el ists