# Is "With All My Might" by Erskine Caldwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of With All My Might by Erskine Caldwell (Peachtree Publishers, 1987) is identified by: First printing, issued by Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, 1987. US first edition; Caldwell's last book, published shortly before his death in April 1987.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, issued by Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, 1987
- Caldwell's final book, a definitive autobiography expanding on the earlier Call It Experience; illustrated with black-and-white photographs
- Publisher imprint reads Peachtree Publishers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Erskine Caldwell |
| Publisher | Peachtree Publishers |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, issued by Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, 1987 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing, issued by Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, 1987. Caldwell's final book, a definitive autobiography expanding on the earlier Call It Experience; illustrated with black-and-white photographs.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition; Caldwell's last book, published shortly before his death in April 1987.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings are identified on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *With All My Might* by Erskine Caldwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/with-all-my-might
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.