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Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. [7] [8] His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States , in novels such as Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933) won him critical acclaim.
Erskine Caldwell (born Dec. 17, 1903, Coweta County, Ga., U.S.—died April 11, 1987, Paradise Valley, Ariz.) was an American author whose unadorned novels and stories about the rural poor of the American South mix violence and sex in grotesque tragicomedy. His works achieved a worldwide readership and were particularly esteemed in France and ...
Three Classic Novels: Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre, and Place Called Estherville. by. Erskine Caldwell. 4.05 avg rating — 149 ratings — 3 editions. Want to Read.
About Erskine Caldwell: Erskine Preston Caldwell was an American author. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native South won h...
Jul 10, 2002 · Born December 17, 1903, in Coweta County, Caldwell was the only child of Caroline “Carrie” Bell, a schoolteacher, and Ira Sylvester Caldwell, a minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian (A.R.P.) Church. Ira’s work led the family to move frequently. By the time Erskine was fifteen, he and his parents had lived in Georgia, Florida ...
Erskine Caldwell was born in the community of White Oak, near Moreland, Georgia, on December 7, 1903, the only child of Ira Sylvester and his wife, Caroline Bell Caldwell. In following years, the ...
Apr 13, 1987 · Erskine Caldwell, the prolific novelist whose accounts of deprivation and depravity in the Depression-era Deep South brought him instant fame and instant notoriety, died of lung cancer Saturday in ...
