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Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an American author, photographer, and naturalist. Born in Indiana, she was raised in a family of eleven children. In 1874, she moved with her p...view moreGene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) was an American author, photographer, and naturalist. Born in Indiana, she was raised in a family of eleven children. In 1874, she moved with her parents to Wabash, Indiana, where her mother would die in 1875. When she wasn’t studying literature, music, and art at school and with tutors, Stratton-Porter developed her interest in nature by spending much of her time outdoors. In 1885, after a year-long courtship, she became engaged to druggist Charles Dorwin Porter, with whom she would have a daughter. She soon grew tired of traditional family life, however, and dedicated herself to writing by 1895. At their cabin in Indiana, she conducted lengthy studies of the natural world, focusing on birds and ecology. She published her stories, essays, and photographs in Outing, Metropolitan, and Good Housekeeping before embarking on a career as a novelist. Freckles (1904) and A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) were both immediate bestsellers, entertaining countless readers with their stories of youth, romance, and survival. Much of her works, fiction and nonfiction, are set in Indiana’s Limberlost Swamp, a vital wetland connected to the Wabash River. As the twentieth century progressed, the swamp was drained and cultivated as farmland, making Stratton-Porter’s depictions a vital resource for remembering and celebrating the region. Over the past several decades, however, thousands of acres of the wetland have been restored, marking the return of countless species to the Limberlost, which for Stratton-Porter was always “a word with which to conjure; a spot wherein to revel.”view less
Books by Gene Stratton-Porter
The Keeper of the Bees Classic Children's Stories (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Harvester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Michael O'Halloran Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laddie: A True Blue Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Harvester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laddie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Song of the Cardinal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Harvester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5At the Foot of the Rainbow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Gene Stratton-Porter
A Girl of the Limberlost Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Laddie Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Michael O'Halloran Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Laddie: A True Blue Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Harvester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5At The Foot Of The Rainbow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Girl of the Limberlost (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Harvester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Michael O' Halloran Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Girl of the Limberlost Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFreckles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5