What is Erskine Caldwell?
[[File:Erskine Caldwell 1975.jpg|thumb|Erskine Caldwell in 1975]] '''Erskine Caldwell''' (17 December 1903 – 11 April 1987) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]]. He wrote about [[poverty]], [[racism]] and social problems in the [[Southern United States]]. He did this in novels such as ''Tobacco Road'' and ''God's Little Acre''. This work was praised by critics. It also made him controversial among fellow Southerners because they felt he was making them look bad. {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Erskine}} [[Category:1903 births]] [[Category:1987 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Writers from Oregon]] [[Category:People from Ashland, Oregon]] {{bio-stub}}