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Louis Bromfield

(1896–1956) Writer United States

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Louis Bromfield was a writer from the United States, best known for The rains came.

Quick Facts About Louis Bromfield

Born
December 27, 1896
Died
March 18, 1956
Nationality
United States
Profession
Writer
Notable works
The rains came
Known for
Grandma Moses American Primitive (1946)
Spouse
Mary Appleton Wood Bromfield

About Louis Bromfield

Louis Bromfield was an American writer and conservationist. A bestselling novelist in the 1920s, he reinvented himself as a farmer in the late 1930s and became one of the earliest proponents of sustainable and organic agriculture in the United States. He won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1927 for Early Autumn, founded the experimental Malabar Farm near Mansfield, Ohio, and played an important role in the early environmental movement.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Pulitzer Prize for the Novel Croix de guerre 1914–1918 Knight of the Legion of Honour Audubon Medal

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