▁a ▁magazine ▁called ▁Haw k ▁and ▁Wh ipp oor will , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁po ems ▁of ▁man ▁and ▁nature . ▁ ▁Der le th ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁St . ▁Alo ys ius ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Sau k ▁City . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁ 1 2 ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁River ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁Der le th ▁was ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁ ▁Career ▁Der le th ▁wrote ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁books ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁The ▁Sac ▁Pra irie ▁S aga ▁Der le th ▁wrote ▁an ▁exp ans ive ▁series ▁of ▁nov els , ▁short ▁stories , ▁journ als , ▁po ems , ▁and ▁other ▁works ▁about ▁Sac ▁Pra irie ▁( wh ose ▁prototype ▁is ▁Sau k ▁City ). ▁Der le th ▁intended ▁this ▁series ▁to ▁compr ise ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁nov els ▁telling ▁the ▁project ed ▁life - story ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁on wards , ▁with ▁analog ies ▁to ▁Bal z ac ' s ▁Human ▁Com edy ▁and ▁Pr oust ' s ▁Rem emb rance ▁of ▁Things ▁Past . ▁ ▁This , ▁and ▁other ▁early ▁work ▁by ▁Der le th , ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁well - known ▁figure ▁among ▁the ▁regional ▁literary ▁figures ▁of ▁his ▁time : ▁early ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁w inners ▁Ham lin ▁Gar land ▁and ▁Z