Gene StrattonPorter (August 17, 1863 December 6, 1924), born Geneva Grace Stratton, was a Wabash County, Indiana, native who became a selftrained American author, nature photographer, and naturalist. In 1917 StrattonPorter used her position and influence as a popular, wellknown author to urge legislative support for the conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in the state of Indiana. She was also a silent filmera producer who founded her own production company, Gene Stratton Porter Productions, in 1924.StrattonPorter wrote twentysix books that included twelve novels, eight nature studies, two books of poetry, and four collections of stories and childrens books. Of the fiftyfive books selling one million or more copies between 1895 and 1945, five of them were novels written by StrattonPorter. Among StrattonPorters bestselling novels were Freckles (1904), A Girl of the Limberlost (1909), The Harvester (1911), Laddie (1913), and Michael OHalloran (1915). StrattonPorter incorporated every day occurrences and acquaintances into her works of fiction. Many of her works delve into difficult subject matter such as themes of abuse, prostitution, and abandonment. In the case of Her Fathers Daughter (1921), the antiAsian sentiment that her writing reflected prevalent in the United States during that era. Her other writing also introduced the concept of land and wildlife conservation to her readers.Although StrattonPorter preferred to focus on nature books, it was her...

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