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Among her best known books are freckles, a girl of the limberlost, and the harvester. Her cabin at wildflower woods is nestled on the shores of sylvan lake amongst 148 acres of fields, woods and beautiful formal gardens. But her method differed from the ways of those who followed. Harvester, the by stratton porter, gene and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is the story of a young man who lives in the country side with his dog and other animals and grows herbs to sell to medical drug supply houses. Gene strattonporter strattonporter, gene, 18631924 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article strattonporter, gene, 18631924. Stratton grew up in rural indiana, where she developed a deep appreciation for nature that was to stay with her throughout her life. A closer look at gene strattonporter and her fathers daughter when gene strattonporter published her fathers daughter in 1921, she was, unbeknownst to anyone else, the civilrights activist of her day. Gene strattonporter born geneva grace stratton, august 17, 1863 december 6, 1924 was an american author, photographer, naturalist, artist, and filmmaker. Gene stratton porter 18631924, american author and naturalist wrote freckles 1904. Gene stratton porter was an american writer best known for the novels freckles and a girl of the limberlost. Gene was one of the first women to start a movie studio and production company. A little story of her life and work as it appeared in at the foot of the rainbow by gene strattonporter, new york.
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Film adaptations of novels a girl of the limberlost 1924, gene strattonporter. Gene strattonporter strattonporter, gene, 18631924. University of utah press, salt lake city, utah, 1996. Genes mother died in 1875 after suffering from typhoid fever, and her father was left to raise the couples many children by himself. Her father was a methodist minister, mark stratton, her mother mary shallenber. Although there is evidence that her first book was strike at shanes, which she. Gene stratton porter was a pioneer naturalist, wilderness advocate, and author.
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