Publisher's Synopsis
Laddie, A True Blue Story, By Gene Stratton Porter, Complete Edition, Brand New Copy, Laddie, A True Blue Story by Gene Stratton Porter is a semi-autobiographical novel of, family bonds, struggles, love and learning. It covers the complex joys of growing up in the country in days gone by. Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company. She wrote some best-selling novels and well-received columns in national magazines, such as McCalls. Her works were translated into several languages, including Braille, and Stratton-Porter was estimated to have had 50 million readers around the world. She used her position and income as a well-known author to support conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in the state of Indiana. Her novel A Girl of the Limberlost was adapted four times as a film, most recently in 1990 in a made-for-TV version.
