Publisher's Synopsis
In Paragould, Arkansas, commerce and agriculture were booming at the sacrifice of the poor laborers, sharecroppers, and farmers. Discrimination, hardships, and exploitation took a new form of economic slavery, where children bore the brunt of such harsh conditions. Carl Dough was one such kid, who went through incredible hardships - losing his family at a young age, and facing abuse and discrimination. Even at the young age of eleven, Carl took the responsibility of his family on his shoulders and made his way through life.
20th Century American: A Novel Based Upon A Real Life Lived is based on the real-life story of one of the five children of a white farm labor family. A heroic story of perseverance, resilience, and growth, the tale narrates how a little kid from the cotton fields grew up to make his own name against incredible odds in mid-twentieth century America.
