Hamlin Garland
Hamlin Garland wrote unflinching accounts of the hardships of Midwestern farm life, coining the term 'veritism' for his brand of unromantic realism. His autobiography A Son of the Middle Border won the Pulitzer Prize.
Works
- Main-Travelled RoadsStory collection portraying the harsh realities of farming and rural Midwestern pioneer life
- A Son of the Middle BorderMemoir of an author's journey through pioneering life in the American Midwest
- Rose of Dutcher's CoollyNovel following a young woman's pursuit of education and independence in rural Wisconsin
- Jason EdwardsNovel depicting the struggles of a poor farmer attempting to escape agricultural life
- A Spoil of OfficeNovel exploring political corruption and reform during the Populist era