Freckles

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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. **(Wikipedia about author) Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 – December 6, 1924), born Geneva Grace Stratton, was a Wabash County, Indiana, native who became a self-trained American author, nature photographer, and naturalist. In 1917 Stratton-Porter used her position and influence as a popular, well-known author to urge legislative support for the conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in the state of Indiana. She was also a silent film-era producer who founded her own production company, Gene Stratton Porter Productions, in 1924.

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Gene Stratton-Porter

17 August 1863 – 6 December 1924

An American author, early naturalist, nature photographer, and one of the first women to form a movie studio and production company (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Stratton-Porter>Wikipedia</a>).