Hamlin Garland: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Hannibal Hamlin Garland
Born	September 14, 1860 • Wisconsin
Died	March 4, 1940 (aged 79) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works	“A Son of the Middle Border” • “Crumbling Idols” • “Rose of Dutcher’s Coolly”
Movement / Style	Midwestern Regionalism • naturalism

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