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God's Little Acre
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God's Little Acre Paperback - 1946

by Caldwell, Erskine


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God's Little Acre by author Erskine Caldwell tells the story of a rural, proletariat family in South Carolina whose lives seemingly revolve around the pursuit of sex and money. A commentary on the plight of the working class sans union protection in the 1930s, the novel also explores themes on land and resource conservation. Due to the sexual imagery, Caldwell was sued for the dissemination of pornography, but ultimately prevailed in court. The case and decision is considered significant in the establishment of modern interpretations of first amendment rights and freedom of expression.

Published in 1933 by The Viking Press in black cloth printed in orange and green, the simple pictoral jacket with a sunrise seems to imply a pastoral theme far removed from the actual book's contents. As was the custom for Viking Press at the time, a first has neither a statement of first edition, nor any mention of subsequent printings. It's not uncommon to find a copy in the sunny jacket for around $2,000-$4,000 with signed copies pushing the price up to around $5,000-$6,000.

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SEVERAL yards of undermined sand and clay broke loose up near the top, and the land slid down to the floor of the crater.

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  • Title God's Little Acre
  • Author Caldwell, Erskine
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1St Edition
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Signet Classics, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Date March 1, 1946
  • ISBN 9780451518026
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New York: Signet, 1949. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 7x1x5. Reprint. Light edge wear, faint toning. 1949 Mass Market Paperback. While a dirt farmer named Ty Ty Walden spends 15 years digging holes in his fields looking for gold, his hot-headed sons do less digging and more squabbling over women. Add a lascivious brother-in-law who has been laid off from his job in a mill, another brother from the city who shows up to steal his brother's wife, and a promiscuous sister named Darlin' Jill.
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