State Themes: Indiana

[Barbara Allen <hxt000@MAIL.CONNECT.MORE.NET>]

In a recent discussion about state themes, someone mentioned the book, A
GIRL FROM THE LIMBERLOST, as a book with an Indiana setting. Since I am
interested in Indiana history, I pulled the book off the shelf and read it.

My question is: To what does "limberlost" refer? Is that just a fictional
place or does the word itself have some significance? Can you hoosiers help
me?

Barbara

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