signed
1952 · New York
by Erskine Caldwell (novel); Jack Kirkland (play)
New York: Signet Books, 1952. First printing of this edition. INSCRIBED by Caldwell to the publisher: "To Kurt Enoch / with the grateful thanks of Erskine Caldwell." The first paperback printing of the Broadway play, based on Caldwell's novel, with a new introduction written by Caldwell. Photo-illustrated with stills from the stage production. From the Kurt Enoch collection, with a letter of provenance included.
Depicting the plight of Depression-era Georgia sharecroppers who cannot escape the vicious cycle of poverty, Caldwell's novel was transformed into a Broadway play almost immediately after publication. Running for eight continuous years (truncated)
Depicting the plight of Depression-era Georgia sharecroppers who cannot escape the vicious cycle of poverty, Caldwell's novel was transformed into a Broadway play almost immediately after publication. Running for eight continuous years (truncated)
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