American Earth.
New York: Charles Scribner’s, 1931.
Price: $750.00
About the item
First Edition. 314 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth stamped in green. About fine copy in chipped dj.
Item #231729
The author’s third book chronologically, but his first of any significance, containing many of Caldwell’s moist unforgettable stories. AMERICAN EARTH introduced the young writer to a wider readership, and ushered in the extraordinary success of TOBACCO ROAD (1932 ), GOD’S LITTLE ACRE (1933), etc.
