Erskine Caldwell Crown-Fire typescript, 1940

Summary

Creator:

Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987

Date:

1940

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Erskine Caldwell Crown-Fire typescript, ms2330, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a short story titled Crown-Fire by Erskine Caldwell. Written in the first person, the story recalls young passion and love. Page six contains Caldwell's autograph.

Biographical / historical:

Erskine Caldwell (1903–1987) was an author who grew up in the American South. He is most famous for his novels Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre, which won him critical acclaim because of his writings about poverty, racism and social problems in the South.

For more information, see the article "Erskine Caldwell (1903-1987)" at New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Short stories.
Typescripts.

Preferred citation:

Erskine Caldwell Crown-Fire typescript, ms2330, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.