Gene Stratton Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, screenwriter and naturalist who wrote fanciful, romantic, well-plotted stories set in the American Midwest. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Owned By Jorge. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Born Geneva Grace Stratton in Wabash County, Indiana, she married Charles D. Porter in 1886, and had one daughter, Jeannette, with him. Wabash County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...

She became a wildlife photographer, specializing in the Limberlost Swamp of Indiana, before she explored writing and produced her first novel, The Song of the Cardinal. Her novel Girl of the Limberlost is set in the swamp she loved and explored. She eventually wrote 12 books. The Limberlost Swamp once existed in Indiana, across 13,000 acres (53 km²) of Adams County and Jay County. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...

Catherine Woolley, author of the "Ginnie and Geneva" series of children's books, may have named her character of Geneva Porter after Geneva Stratton Porter.

Gene Stratton Porter moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1920s to join the movie business, and died there in 1924. The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to...

• The Song of the Cardinal
• Freckles
• At the Foot of the Rainbow
• Girl of the Limberlost
• Laddie
• Michael O'Halloran
• A Daughter of the Land
• The Keeper of the Bees

Freckles are small brownish spots of melanin on human skin in people of fair complexion, predominantly found on the face. ...

External links

• the legacy of gene stratton porter - her life, wetlands research, photography, writing, and environmentalism
• Works by Gene Stratton Porter at Project Gutenberg