Main-Travelled Roads

Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland is a collection of realistic short stories portraying the difficult lives of farmers and working people in the American Midwest. Drawing on Garland’s own experiences, the stories depict poverty, hardship, family tensions, and the struggle against social and economic limitations. With a naturalistic style and sympathy for ordinary people, the collection offers a vivid portrait of rural America in the late nineteenth century.