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Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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.
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The Bastard, a 1929 novel by Erskine Caldwell; Bastard!!, a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara (since 1988) The Bastard, a 1974 novel by John Jakes "Bâtard" ("Bastard" or "Mongrel"), a 1902 short story by Jack London; Der momzer (The Bastard), a Yiddish play by Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin; La Bâtarde, memoir by Violette Leduc
Erskine Caldwell's book "Tobacco Road" leads to reporters seeking the source and causes of rural poverty in 1935.
The Bastard is a historical novel written by John Jakes and originally published in 1974. It is book one in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. [ 1 ] The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events or people, to tell the story of the United States of America in the time period leading up ...
The American Folkways is a 28-volume series of books, initiated and principally edited by Erskine Caldwell, and published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce from 1941 to 1955. [1] Each book focused on a different region, or "folkway", of the United States, including documentary essays and folklore from that region. [2]
Claudelle Inglish is a 1961 American film directed by Gordon Douglas and based on the 1958 novel by Erskine Caldwell.It stars Diane McBain and Arthur Kennedy. [2] It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1962 for Best Costume Design (Howard Shoup). [3]
Tobacco Road is a play by Jack Kirkland first performed in 1933, based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell.The play ran on Broadway for a total of 3,182 performances, surpassing Abie's Irish Rose to become the longest-running play in history at the time.