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Gene Stratton-Porter
We are happy to ship items from our store ANYWHERE! Call the museum store at 260.563.9070 to place an order over the phone, or send your request to the museum store at store@wabashmuseum.org.
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$28.95
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Gene Stratton-Porter:
Novelist and Naturalist
by Judith Reick Long
Born on a farm in Wabash County, Indiana, in 1863, the youngest of twelve children, Gene Stratton spent much of her childhood roaming the woods and observing wildlife. It was during this time that she developed the independence of spirit and love of nature that would guide her actions throughout her life. Judith Reick Long and the Indiana Historical Society seek to provide a balanced account of Statton-Porter that shows both her strengths and her weaknesses and offers a few surprises along the way.
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$16.95
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A Daughter of the Land
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Kate Bates, the youngest daughter of a prosperous Indiana farm family defies expectations, leaves home, and eventually realizes her dream of owning her own farm. |
$13.95
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At the Foot of the Rainbow
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Friends since childhood, Dannie Macnoun has always admired and gone out of his way to help Jimmy Malone and, despite the great harm he suffers at Jimmy's hands, remains blind to his friend's deceitful and spiteful character. |
$12.95
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Freckles
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Orphaned and maimed, Freckles' bitterness about his fate is lessened when he is hired to guard a stretch of lumber in the wild Limberlost and, after meeting the beautiful "Swamp Angel," he determines to find out about his past. |
$14.95
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A Girl of the Limberlost
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life. |
$16.95
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The Keeper of the Bees
by Gene Stratton-Porter
This is Gene Stratton-Porter's last novel, a story filled with wisdom, a love of nature, and her own abiding optimism. In it, a Master Bee Keeper, his bees, and the natural beauty of California restore a wounded World War I veteran to health.
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$16.95
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Laddie: A True Blue Story
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Laddie is a double tale--the classic poor-boy, rich-girl romance and the story of a child of nature and her idyllic childhood. The narrator, Little Sister, is a girl who lives on a farm with her older siblings. Laddie, the oldest, is a strong influence on her life. As Little Sister grows, she realizes the value of experience in learning about nature. |
$16.95
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Michael O'Halloran
by Gene Stratton-Porter
The story of a streetwise but sterling-honest orphan boy who rescues and bonds with Peaches, a crippled orphan girl. Their struggles, triumphs and friendships in a tough inner city at the turn of the past century form an uplifting tale of hope, love, and family.
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$9.95
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Heroine of the Limberlost
by Norma Lu Meehan
Includes paper dolls of Gene Stratton-Porter at age 45 and of Geneva Stratton at age 20, as well as her brother Leander Stratton as Laddie and Gene Monroe as Little Scout, as well as Mrs. Porter's granddaughter "Morning Face."
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