<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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. </span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>20th Century American: A Novel Based Upon A Real Life Lived</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>&nbsp;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.</span></p><p> </p><p></p>