Hamlin Garland
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[edit] General Information
Pen Name: None
Born: September 16, 1860 in West Salem, Wisconsin
Died: March 4, 1940 in Hollywood, California
[edit] Celebrated on the Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building
"As a writer, I have always been among the minority. I believe in dignity, decorum, and grace, and I decline to honor those who pander the appetites of millions...in such judgement (of salacious fiction) the voice of the people is not the voice of God. I do not accept popular judgement on wall paper. Why should I do so when a book is in question?" - Hamlin Garland
[edit] Illinois Connection
Hamlin lived in Chicago for a time.
[edit] Biographical and Professional Information
Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer. He was a pioneer in American fictional realism (which he called "veritism"), settled in Chicago at the time of the 1893 World's Fair and became a major figure in the artistic development known as the Chicago Renaissance. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly (1895), about a girl from rural Wisconsin who pursues a career as a poet in Chicago, is perhaps his best novel. Garland lived as a homesteader in the Dakotas and resided in Boston, Chicago, and New York City.
[edit] Published Works
- Under the Wheel, 1890
- Main Traveled Roads, 1891
- Jason Edwards, 1892
- A Member of the Third House, 1892
- A Little Norsk, 1892
- A Spoil of Office, 1892
- Prairie Folks, 1893
- Prairie Songs, 1893
- Crumbling Idols, 1894
- Rose of Dutcher's Coolly, 1895
- Wayside Courtships, 1897
- The Spirit of Sweetwater, 1898
- Ulysses S. Grant: His Life and Character, 1898
- Boy Life on the Prairie, 1899
- The Trail of the Gold Seekers, 1899
- The Eagle's Heart, 1900
- Her Mountain Lover, 1901
- The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop, 1902
- Hesper, 1903
- The Light of the Star, 1904
- The Tyranny of the Dark, 1905
- Witch's Gold, 1906
- The Long Trail, 1907
- Money Magic, 1907
- The Shadow World, 1908
- The Moccasin Ranch, 1909
- Cavanagh, Forest Ranger, 1910
- Other Main Traveled Roads, 1910
- Victor Ollnee's Discipline, 1911
- The Forester's Daughter, 1914
- They of the High Trails, 1916
- A Son of the Middle Border, 1917
- A Daughter of the Middle Border, 1921
- A Pioneer Mother, The Bookfellows, 1922
- The Book of the American Indian, Harper, 1923
- Trail Makers of the Middle Border, Macmillan, 1926
- The Westward March of American Settlement, 1927
- Prairie Song and Western Story, Allyn & Bacon, 1928
- Back Trailers from the Middle Border, Macmillan, 1928
- Roadside Meetings, Macmillan, 1930
- Companions on the Trail, 1931
- My Friendly Contemporaries: A Literacy Log, Macmillan, 1932
- Afternoon Neighbors, Macmillan, 1934
- Iowa, O Iowa, 1935
- Joys of the Trail, 1935
- Forty Years of Psychic Research, Macmillan, 1936
- The Mystery of the Buried Crosses, Dutton, 1939
[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
Main-Travelled RoadsISBN: 1437814719 Release Date: 2008-05-12 |
 | Jason Edward's: An Average Man (1892)ISBN: 0548572348 Release Date: 2007-10-02 |
 | A Member Of The Third House: A Story Of Political Warfare (1897)ISBN: 0548595739 Release Date: 2007-10-02 |
 | A Little Norsk; or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen (Dodo Press)ISBN: 1406589020 Release Date: 2008-02-22 |
 | A Spoil Of Office: A Story Of The Modern West (1897)ISBN: 0548569495 Release Date: 2007-10-02 |
 | Prairie FolksISBN: 1421897466 Release Date: 2007-12-30 |
 | Crumbling Idols: Twelve Essays On Art, Dealing Chiefly With Literature, Painting And The Drama (1894)ISBN: 0548627029 Release Date: 2007-10-17 |
Rose of Dutcher's CoollyISBN: 040302983X Release Date: 2008-01-25 |
 | Wayside CourtshipsISBN: 1421897474 Release Date: 2007-12-30 |
 | The Trail Of The Goldseekers: A Record Of The Travel In Prose And VerseISBN: 0548400601 Release Date: 2007-08-29 |
 | The Eagle's HeartISBN: B00150K3MO Release Date: 2008-02-27 |
 | Her Mountain LoverISBN: 0548400164 Release Date: 2007-08-29 |
 | The Captain of the Gray Horse TroopISBN: 1434493407 Release Date: 2007-10-05 |
Hesper: A NovelISBN: 0403029511 Release Date: 2008-01-25 |
 | The Tyranny of the DarkISBN: 1437817637 Release Date: 2008-06-12 |
 | Witch's Gold: Being A New And Enlarged Version Of The Spirit Of SweetwaterISBN: 0548423342 Release Date: 2007-08-29 |
 | Mart Haney's Mate: Money MagicISBN: 0548550131 Release Date: 2007-09-13 |
 | The Shadow WorldISBN: 1435392787 Release Date: 2008-02-12 |
 | The Moccasin Ranch: A Story Of Dakota (1909)ISBN: 0548588546 Release Date: 2007-10-02 |
 | Cavanagh Forest RangerISBN: 0548014183 Release Date: 2007-07-25 |
 | Other Main-Travelled RoadsISBN: 1434661326 Release Date: 2007-09-29 |
 | The Forester's Daughter: A Romance Of The Bear-Tooth RangeISBN: 0548184763 Release Date: 2007-07-25 |
 | They Of The High TrailsISBN: 0548553211 Release Date: 2007-09-13 |
 | A Daughter of the Middle BorderISBN: B001A55B9O Release Date: 2008-05-23 |
Roadside MeetingsISBN: 0403029821 Release Date: 2008-01-25 |
Afternoon NeighborsISBN: 0403046181 Release Date: 2008-01-25 |
 | Forty Years Of Psychic Research: A Plain Narrative Of FactISBN: 0548077819 Release Date: 2007-07-25 |
[edit] Literary Awards
In 1990, his name was engraved on the frieze of the Illinois State Library alongside other great Illinois literary figures.
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