Description
Cover has wear. Pages are clean. Binding is secure.
This Penguin/Signet edition of Erskine Caldwell’s controversial novel “Tobacco Road” offers a glimpse into the harsh realities of life in the Great Depression-era American South. Published in 1932, the book caused an uproar with its unflinching portrayal of poverty, sexual frankness, and the struggles of the Lester family, sharecroppers living in rural Georgia. Caldwell’s raw, naturalistic style and use of Southern vernacular dialect brought the harsh conditions of the time to life, shining a light on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. Despite initial bans and outrage, the novel became a bestseller and was later adapted into a Broadway play and film. This copy, though well-read, remains a fascinating artifact of a groundbreaking work that challenged societal norms and sparked important conversations about class, race, and the human condition.
