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Tobacco Road - by Erskine Caldwell Background of the author: Erskine Caldwell was born in 1903 in White Oak, Georgia. Caldwell was the son of a missionary who moved from church to church. He rarely lived longer than a year in one place. While moving from place to place, Erskine acquired a deep knowledge of the Southern sharecroppers. As a young man, Caldwell took odd jobs and worked in southern states. The places he traveled to …

…the South. It breaches upon many important topics that are relevant in today?s society. This is a great book for the College Reading List. Recommendation: I would definitely recommend this book. Tobacco Road teaches many lessons of today?s society and life many years ago. It is not confusing, and it is a book that people always want to find out what is going to happen next. I recommend this wonderful book to anyone.