Erskine Caldwell
Novelist, Author
1903 – 1987
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Who was Erskine Caldwell?
Erskine Preston Caldwell was an American author. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native South in novels such as Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre won him critical acclaim, but also made him controversial among fellow Southerners of the time who felt he was deprecating the people of the region.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1903
Moreland - Also known as
- Erskine Preston Caldwell
- Spouses
- June Johnson
(1942/12/21 - ) - Margaret Bourke-White
(1939 - 1942) - Helen
- June Johnson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Virginia
- University of Pennsylvania
- Erskine College
- Died
- Apr 11, 1987
Paradise Valley
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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