'Clay Town, 1954': Live a Year in the Life of a Small Ohio Town and the Dreams, Urges, Frustrations of Life

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- 1954 small-town Ohio may seem a simpler, easier time: Before Vietnam, civil rights and women's movements, before Washington controversies, the buying of America, and the loss, perhaps, of our collective innocence.

But as George T. Lindsey's novel "Clay Town, 1954" (published by Trafford Publishing) shows, the struggles with conflicts of duty and desire in 1954 are not simpler. The inhabitants of that place and time battle enigmas and frustrations of growing up and growing older in a walled-in and isolating time when customs and dictates squashed many dreams. Lindsey's anthology is a mix of characters and the seasons of one year in their lives: Dag Mercer, sensitive and slow-witted; blacksmith Bill Blake and clay factory worker J.C. Pulton; brothers Larry and Jimmy McBridy, learning to kill; Dody Blake and Grover MacFadden finding outlets for their lust; sheriff Gumpy Beakers and his volunteer deputies chasing the town troublemakers turned murderers; Abe Tatter, the religious fanatic who goes to blows with Pulton; Jinny Pin and town mailman Harry O'Brien and their budding love affair; and Paul Steiner who leaves Clay Town for a better job. From 1953-54 their factories and department stores begin to crumble while the people are immersed in their own worlds -- many wanting just to be loved, some wanting to escape, others wanting power. Readers who remember this era, and others who wish they did, will embrace these characters and this town because of Lindsey's sensitive storytelling and character development all the way to the fateful end on that summer day parade in 1954, led by Dag in his Uncle Sam costume.

About the Author

An award-winning poet, short story writer and documentarian, George Lindsey has written, produced and directed more than 200 film/video productions, many focusing on current events, social issues, historical and international subjects. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in English, and became a writer-producer at WOSU-TV, later at WITF-TV in Hershey, Penn., and WRC/NBC-TV. He is working on two anthologies, "The Bizarre Shop," and "Mesa Flats," and a video series about ancient archeological sites called "On These Ruins." He now is a freelance writer and director. He married Ada while attending Ohio State. This is his first published book.

"Clay Town, 1954"

Available from: http://www.trafford.com, http://www.bn.com, and http://www.amazon.com.

Trafford offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. Trafford is based in Bloomington, Indiana.

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SOURCE Trafford Publishing