{"product_id":"main-travelled-roads-paperback-5","title":"Main-Travelled Roads - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHamlin Garland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrianne Jaquette\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis classic short story collection offers an unblinking portrait of the American Midwest during a time of intense change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Originally published in 1891, \u003ci\u003eMain-Travelled Roads\u003c\/i\u003e includes eleven short stories set in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, or the region of America Hamlin Garland called the \"Middle Border.\" Depicting an agrarian life of exploitation, misogyny, and poverty, Garland's radical, realist stories--written in a mode he called \"veritism\"--refute romantic conceptions of the rural Midwest. \u003c\/p\u003e Unrelenting, yet infused with a hopeful vision of how things ought to be, this collection is gripping, hard-hitting, and surprisingly beautiful. \u003ci\u003eMain-Travelled Roads \u003c\/i\u003ewas Garland's first major success, a little-known classic of American literature and the Midwest.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHamlin Garland\u003c\/strong\u003e was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his fiction involving hard-working Midwestern farmers. \u003cstrong\u003eBrianne Jaquette\u003c\/strong\u003e is a teacher and writer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has a PhD in English from the University of Missouri and is interested in the nineteenth century, regionalism, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53702118801715,"sku":"9781948742030","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3aRzfo5-5n9781948742030.webp?v=1784809079","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/main-travelled-roads-paperback-5","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}