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Main‑Travelled Roads brings together Garland’s realistic short stories that illuminate the difficult life of Midwest farmers. Drawing on his own farm upbringing and observations during a visit to the Dakota Territory, Garland presents the sorrow, resignation, and despair of rural life in the American West. His perspective, gained from living in both rural and urban settings, sharpens the authenticity of his depictions and underscores the tragic futility and hard resilience of the farmers and their families. Garland’s work is noted for its vivid local‑color and social realism, reflecting the everyday customs and struggles of frontier life in the United States.
First publish date: 1891
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Hamlin Garland
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