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“Sift each of us through the great sieve of circumstance and you have a residue, great or small as the case may be, that is the man or the woman.”

Quote by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Book:Cross Creek

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This book is a personal account of the author's experiences living in the Florida Everglades during the early 20th century. Rawlings describes her life in the swamp, her interactions with the local inhabitants, and her observations of the natural environment. more

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American author renowned for her works set in the Florida Everglades. Her novel 'The Yearling' earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939. Born on August 8, 1896, Rawlings passed away on December 14, 1953. more

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