Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American author. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native South like the novels Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre won him critical acclaim, but they also made him controversial among fellow Southerners of the time who felt he was deprecating the people of the region. Caldwell wrote 25 novels, 150 short stories, 12 nonfiction collections, as well as 2 books for young readers. (source: wikipedia.org)

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