Were Thomas Berger and H. L. Davis thought to be underappreciated?
H. L. Davis Harold Lenoir Davis (October 18, 1894–October 31, 1960), also known as H. L. Davis, was an American novelist and poet. A native of Oregon, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Honey in the Horn", the only Pulitzer given to a native Oregonian. Later living in California and Texas, he also wrote short stories for magazines such as "The Saturday Evening Post".
Fred L. Block Fred L. Block is an American sociologist, and Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis. Block is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading economic and political sociologists. His interests are wide ranging. He has been noted as an influential follower of Karl Polanyi.