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 …showed first 75 words of 880 total…

…showed last 75 words of 880 total…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.