Tobacco road / by Erskine Caldwell.
A tale of violence and sex among rural poor in the American South, the novel was highly controversial in its time. It is the story of Georgia sharecropper Jeeter Lester and his family, who are trapped by the bleak economic conditions of the Depression as well as by their own limited intelligence and destructive sexuality. Its tragic ending is almost foreordained by the characters' inability to change their lives. Caldwell's skillful use of dialect and his plain style made the book one of the best examples of literary naturalism in contemporary American fiction. The novel was adapted as a successful play in 1933.
Record details
- Physical Description: 241 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Book-of-the-Month Club, 1994.
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| Subject: | Families > Georgia > Fiction. Farm life > Fiction. Farm life > Georgia > Fiction. Rural poor > Fiction. Rural poor > Georgia > Fiction. Sharecroppers > Fiction. Sharecroppers > Georgia > Fiction. Tobacco farmers > Fiction. Georgia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Harnett County Main Library | PBK F Cal (Text) | 33630002558406 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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