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The article discusses the American literary regionalism, especially in the Midwest region. Writers that put emphasis on realist technique, conditions in American small town and farms during the time of industrialization and urbanization are called regionalists. Among the Midwestern regionalists are Caroline Kirkland, Edward Eggleton, Sherwood Anderson, and Edgar Lee Masters. It notes that the place of these regionalists' work are known as the canon of American Regionalism. Several scholars like Stephanie Foote, Tom Lutz and Marjorie Pryce have documented the work of these regionalists.