Erskine Caldwell (1903–1987) was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his unsparing depictions of poverty, racism and social problems in the rural American South. Notable works include Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre.

DeBaser reviews praise Caldwell's spare, sandpaper-like realism and his unsparing portraits of poverty and cruelty in the rural American South. Reviewers repeatedly compare his style to Steinbeck and highlight novels such as La Via Del Tabacco and God's Little Acre. Overall the reception on DeBaser is enthusiastic and recommends reading his major works.

For:Readers interested in American Southern fiction, social realism, and gritty portrayals of poverty.

 The protagonist is a bastard in both senses: the son of a whore he never knew and a person with an innate talent for not allowing grass to grow after his accommodating and affable passage.

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 Ty Ty isn't old, he's just doomed.

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 Jeeter is so lazy that if he falls, damn it, he stays on the ground for an hour before reluctantly getting up, once it’s clear that God, not even this time, will lift him;

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