Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter wrote lyrical historical fiction of the American frontier and Ohio Valley that won him both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The Trees, The Fields, and The Town form his celebrated Ohio trilogy.
Works
- The TreesNovel depicting frontier settlement and wilderness clearing
- The FieldsNovel of agricultural pioneer life and land cultivation
- The TownNovel about small-town development and community growth
- The Sea of GrassNovel of ranching conflict in the New Mexico prairie
- The Light in the ForestNovel about adopted boy learning Lenape traditions in Pennsylvania