MainTravelled Roads Author:Hamlin Garland This book challenges the concept of the American dream. It reveals the stubborn courage and pessimistic wit of midwest farmers who are scarcely conscious that they are somewhat to blame for their own misfortunes. Inspired by a visit to the Dakota farm country of his youth, Hamlin Garlands's Main-Travelled Roads depicts the half-resigned, half-... more »rebellious men and women who work the arid soil for the profit of shrewd landowners.« less