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Garland and Cahan

February 10, 2008

Hamlin Garland and Abraham Cahan both dedicated themselves to chronicling the difficulties encountered by immigrants, working people, and others who were often neglected in the pages of literary magazines. Although their characters and settings are quite different, what do you see in common between the work of these writers?

Some interesting websites:
A history of the Daily Forward, Cahan’s newspaper
A photo essay of Garland’s boyhood home in Iowa