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Back-Trailers From the Middle Border
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Biographies GeneralLiterary Criticism20th Century United States History
ISBN13: 9781025293547
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 398
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Back-Trailers From the Middle Border is the concluding volume in Hamlin Garland's celebrated autobiographical series, chronicling the author's departure from the plains of the Midwest and his return to the urban centers of the East. Following the Pulitzer Prize-winning success of its predecessors, this work explores the social and cultural shifts of early 20th-century America through the lens of a family that played a pivotal role in the pioneer movement.
Garland provides an intimate look at the transition from frontier life to the cosmopolitan world of New York and London, reflecting on the closing of an era in American history. As both a personal memoir and a historical record, the narrative captures the complexities of literary fame and the evolution of American identity. Back-Trailers From the Middle Border serves as a poignant bridge between the rugged agrarian past and the modern industrial future, offering invaluable insights into the life and reflections of one of America's most significant realist writers.
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