艾格妮丝·史沫特莱,1894年出生于美国密苏里州北部的一个佃农的家庭。父亲查理兹和母亲莎拉生了三个姑娘和两个儿子,史沫特莱是第二个女儿。史沫特莱对自己的祖先,在这本书中这样写道:“我母系亲属都是劳动者,都是一些性格温和而且信仰很强的人。父系亲属则是一些叛逆者、流浪者,好说大话、喜欢歌唱的人。”史沫特莱本身 Agnes Smedley, a tenant farmer born in 1894 in northern Missouri, USA. Father Charlize and mother Sarah gave birth to three girls and two sons, Smedley is the second daughter. In his book, Smedley wrote to his ancestors: “My mom and kin are all laborers, all of whom are gentle and strong-minded people, and patrilineal relatives are some of the rebels and wanderers , So to speak, like singing people. ”Smedley itself