Books by Walter B. Rideout

A biography of the major American writer of novels and short stories - Sherwood Anderson. In the first volume of this two-volume work, the author chronicles the life of Anderson. The second volume covers Anderson's return to business pursuits, and his extensive travels in the South, touring factories.

This study examines the relationship between society and literature, demonstrating how the proletarian novel, a literary phenomenon of the 1930s, was a reflection of interest in revolutionary Marxism. The book was awarded the Robert F. Ferguson Memorial Award by the Friends of Literature.