Clark's Field

Clark's Field is a novel written by Robert Herrick that tells the story of a small town in Indiana during the Great Depression. The main character, Clark, is a farmer who is struggling to make ends meet and keep his farm afloat. He is faced with numerous challenges, including a drought that threatens to ruin his crops and a bank that is threatening to foreclose on his property. As Clark fights to save his farm, he also becomes involved in the town's politics and social issues. He is drawn into a conflict between the local Ku Klux Klan and a group of African American farmers who are trying to buy land in the area. Clark must navigate this dangerous situation while also dealing with his own personal problems, including a troubled marriage and a strained relationship with his son. Throughout the book, Herrick explores themes of family, community, and the struggle for survival in difficult times. He also delves into the darker aspects of human nature, including prejudice and violence. Clark's Field is a powerful and moving novel that offers a vivid portrait of a bygone era and the people who lived through it.1914. Herrick wrote realistic social novels about the conflict between professional and personal values in American capitalistic society. Clark's Field begins: The other day I happened to be in the town where I was born and not far from the commonplace house in the humbler quarter of the town where my parents were living at the time of my birth, half a century and more ago. I am not fond of my native town, although I lived in the place until I was seventeen or eighteen years old. It was never a distinguished spot and seems to have gained nothing as yet from having been my birthplace. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.