Jessica Nelson North net worth and salary: Jessica Nelson North is a Poet who has a net worth of $12 Million. Jessica Nelson North was born in in September 7, 1891. Older sister of the acclaimed children's author Sterling North and a noted writer and poet in her own right. Her best known works include Arden Acres, The Prayer Rug, The Giant's Shoe, and a poetry collection called The Long Leash.
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💰Jessica Nelson North Net worth: $12 Million

About

Older sister of the acclaimed children's author Sterling North and a noted writer and poet in her own right. Her best known works include Arden Acres, The Prayer Rug, The Giant's Shoe, and a poetry collection called The Long Leash.

Before Fame

She received degrees from both Lawrence College (Wisconsin) and the University of Chicago. She later joined the editorial staff of the Chicago literary publication, Poetry: A Magazine of Verse.

Trivia

Her historical novel, Arden Acres, about a man who turns to crime to survive the Great Depression, won the Friends of American Writers First Novel Award.

Family Life

She grew up in Wisconsin as the daughter of David Willard North and Sarah Elizabeth Nelson North. In 1921, she married Reed Inness MacDonald; the couple went on to have two children.