The Field on Hanging Tree Road

By Ken H. Fortenberry

Book Overview

Murder. Mystery. Politics. Romance. Brian Anderson is the quintessential handsome, self-centered jock at Strom Thurmond High School in Spartanburg, SC and finds himself torn between intense peer pressure and his emerging sense of decency and morality during the tumultuous days of Vietnam and integration. When his attorney-father defends a black woman accused of murdering her husband, Brian struggles to learn who he really is and what he really believes. More trouble comes his way when an innocent a black man is hanged by the Ku Klux Klan and Brian comes across critical evidence that could land him in big trouble with the Klan, a secret he keeps until adulthood. Follow Brian on his journey from reckless teen-aged shenanigans and romance to the hellish jungles of Vietnam and into the scandalous world of South Carolina politics. This is more than a coming-of-age story that takes you back to the stormy 60s; it alternately tugs at your heartstrings and boils your blood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BBY2JQ4T
• ISBN13: 9798702891156
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"