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Hamlin Garland was born in West Salem, Wisconsin, on 14 September 1860. After moving with his family to a succession of homesteads in Iowa and South Dakota, he went to Boston in 1884, determined to embark on a literary career. His first success was Main-Travelled Roads, a collection of short stories published in 1891. He moved to Chicago in 1893, lectured widely on literary topics, and agitated ... [MORE]
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