Main-Travelled Roads

Hamlin Garland (September 14, 1860 – March 4, 1940) was a prolific American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer closely associated with the local color movement in American literature, as well as for his vigorous portrayal of the hardships of Midwestern rural life. Born in West Salem, Wisconsin, Garland traveled extensively throughout the Midwestern and Western United States, experien...