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Tobacco Road, by Erskine Caldwell

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Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, Tobacco Road is the story of the Lesters, a family of white sharecroppers so destitute that most of their creditors have given up on them. Debased by poverty to an elemental state of ignorance and selfishness, the Lesters are preoccupied by their hunger, sexual longings, and fear that they will one day descend to a lower rung on the social ladder than the black families who live near them. Caldwell's skillful use of dialect and his plain style make the book one of the best examples of literary naturalism in contemporary American fiction. The novel was adapted as a successful play in 1933
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Tobacco Road
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Tobacco Road
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by Erskine Caldwell
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eng
Summary
Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, Tobacco Road is the story of the Lesters, a family of white sharecroppers so destitute that most of their creditors have given up on them. Debased by poverty to an elemental state of ignorance and selfishness, the Lesters are preoccupied by their hunger, sexual longings, and fear that they will one day descend to a lower rung on the social ladder than the black families who live near them. Caldwell's skillful use of dialect and his plain style make the book one of the best examples of literary naturalism in contemporary American fiction. The novel was adapted as a successful play in 1933
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1903-1987
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Caldwell, Erskine
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Read by John MacDonald
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1952-2008
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MacDonald, John
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  • Sharecroppers
  • Rural poor
  • Farm life
  • Families
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Tobacco Road, by Erskine Caldwell
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MWT10078115
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Unabridged.
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1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 22 min.))
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9781433249877
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MWT10078115
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Label
Tobacco Road, by Erskine Caldwell
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
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digital storage
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other
Carrier category code
  • sz
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
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not applicable
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unknown
Content category
spoken word
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  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
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MWT10078115
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  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 22 min.))
File format
unknown
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  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
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not applicable
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9781433249877
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(sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
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not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
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unknown
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unknown
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audio
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rdamedia.
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  • s
Other physical details
digital.
Publisher number
MWT10078115
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unknown
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access
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
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other
Stock number
10078115
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
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not applicable
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