While the pages are clean and very readable they have partially separated from the spine. This is another book from my mother's collection (I will be listing many more Gene Stratton-Porter books within the next couple of weeks). In painting this moth the colours always should be copied from a living specimen as soon as it is dry. 2.3 out of 5 stars 4. They are preserved today as the Limberlost Cabin, the Limberlost State Historic Site in Geneva, and the Cabin at Wildflower Woods. 4907: Release Date: They usually find the females by ten o'clock or midnight, and … Now, the Limberlost exists only in ragged spots and patches, but so rich was it in the beginning that there is yet a wealth of work for a lifetime remaining to me in these, and river thickets. Gene Stratton-Porter (1863 - 1924) was an American naturalist, photographer, and author. Moths of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter published 1912. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. interesting, informational, ridiculously funny in a way, glad I took a gamble on it. To famed Indiana author Gene Stratton-Porter, the Limberlost Swamp was the perfect playground, laboratory and inspiration for her acclaimed articles, fiction and photographs. We are spoiled by color pictures and video. FIRST EDITION. The moths emerge on the ground, and climb these trees to unfold and harden their wings. The Limberlost and Wildflower Woods of northeastern Indiana were the laboratory and inspiration for … This is a hardback edition titled Moths of the Limberlost with water color and photographics illustrations from Life by Gene Stratton-Porter. With masterful descriptions of moths and astute observation about nature and life in general, Gene Stratton-Porter's "Moths of the limberlost" constitutes a must-have for nature lovers everywhere. Moths strengthen and dry very quickly outside in the warm crisp air of May or June, so it is necessary to have some one beside you with a spread net covering them, in case they want to fly before you are ready to make an exposure. Moths of the Limberlost: With Water Color and Photographic Illustrations from Life. Doubleday, Page, 1916 - Moths - 369 pages. Great book but it needs a little glue. Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin by Gene Stratton-Porter. At a time when most women were homemakers, Stratton-Porter created a lasting legacy of northern Indiana’s vanishing natural history through her writings and photos. I am not a book dealer, so I … Published by Doubleday in 1912- 370 pages. I obtained this as part of a reading challenge I'm involved in. Several of her nonfiction nature books, including Moths of the Limberlost (1912), feature the swamp's wildlife. Published by Doubleday in 1912- 370 pages. Gene Stratton-Porter. Moths of the Limberlost, with water color and photographic illustrations from life by Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924. 0 Reviews . In Moths of the Limberlost, she shares her lifelong love of the moths she describes through a series of charming anecdotes and wonderfully descriptive passages, providing vivid detail of each stage of their life cycles. Thirty-four years after the publication of her dystopian classic, The Handmaid's Tale, Atwood returns to continue the story of Offred. Publication date 1912 Topics Moths -- Indiana Publisher Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company Collection biodiversity; americana Digitizing sponsor Smithsonian Libraries $10.97 Homing With the Bird, the History (Classic Reprint) Gene Stratton-Porter. Download This eBook. Her residences in the area became the laboratories for her research. This isn't her usual story. Format Url Size; ... 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