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What were Augusta Jane Evans' early years like?
As a young girl in 19th-century America, Augusta Jane Evans received little in the way of a formal education. However, she became a voracious reader at an early age.
Did Augusta Jane Evans stay in Columbus for her entire childhood
Augusta Jane Evans' father moved his family of ten from Georgia for Alabama, and scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845.

Question: Was she poor growing up?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Augusta Jane Evans poor growing up?