The Harvester

Gene Stratton-Porter was born on August 17th 1863 as Geneva Grace Stratton in Wabash County, Indiana. Gene was entirely self-taught as well as being highly skilled as both a nature photographer and naturalist. Her first attributed novel was ‘The Song of the Cardinal’ (1903), about a red bird living along the Wabash River. The book explained how birds lived in their habitats and also included her photographs. It was a modest success. For her next novel ‘Freckles’, Gene decided to combine nature a