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BIOGRAPHY Born into a Wisconsin farm family, he lived on various Midwestern farms throughout his young life, but he settled in Boston, Massachusetts , in 1884 , to pursue a career in writing. His first success came in 1891 with '' Main-Traveled Roads '', a collection of short stories inspired by his days on the farm. He serialized a Biography of Ulysses S. Grant in '' McClure's Magazine '' before publishing it as a book in 1898 ). In 1898 Garland travelled to the Yukon to witness the Klondike Gold Rush , which inspired him to write '' The Trail Of The Gold Seekers '' in 1899 . A prolific writer, Garland continued to publish novels, short story collections, essays, and short fiction for numerous publications. In 1917 , Garland published his Autobiography based on his own life and his family, as well as the American Midwest, titled '' A Son Of The Middle Border ''. The book's success prompted a sequel, '' A Daughter Of The Middle Border '', for which Garland won the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for biography. After two more volumes, Garland began a second series of Memoirs based on his Diary . Hamlin Garland died at age seventy-nine, after moving to Hollywood, California , where he devoted his remaining years to investigating Psychic Phenomenon , an enthusiasm he first undertook in 1891. He was buried in Neshonoc Cemetery in West Salem, Wisconsin. In his is final book, 1939 's '' The Mystery Of The Buried Crosses '', he tried to defend such phenomenon and prove the legitimacy of psychic mediums. BIBLIOGRAPHY Middle Border Series
Memoir Series
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