319 pp. Quarter vellum, black paper over boards, author name in red on front board, black titles and double rules on spine. The only bestseller by the author of Winesburg, Ohio, which informed the writing careers of William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others. Inspired by Anderson's time in Cuba with the U.S. Army, life in 1920s New Orleans, work in manufacturing and advertising, and experiences in small-town American midwest.
