Allamakee County Chronicles Volume 1
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Have you ever seen a goat tree? Or a bicyclist overtaking a car downhill? Or maybe the 'Antichrist' eyeing you from the next pasture over? What about the first date interview with Dad? And of course, explosives ? never forget the explosives! Let Ward Clark take you back to his youth in the 1970's with 26 wild, hilarious, and often hair-raising tales of his adventures while growing up in Northeastern Iowa.
Read about daring stunts, dynamite experiments, steep hill rides, and truck escapades alongside barroom dances, skunk pranks, and river-camp misadventures, many of which are steeped in testosterone-fueled bravado, improbable escapes, and the messy realities of farm life (manure, swine tanks, and all).
Beneath the laughs and near-misses, Clark captures the bonds forged by small-town rivalries, reckless curiosity, and the shared buddy code; Lessons learned the hard way amid thunderstorms, lightning scares, snowstorms, and midnight raids. Nostalgic, trenchant, and vividly observed, these tales celebrate youthful folly, the stubborn resilience of rural communities, and friendships that last a lifetime.
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Ward Clark grew up in the hills and trout streams of northeast Iowa's wooded uplands, gaining a keen interest in wildlife, camping, hunting, fishing, and the outdoors.
Clark served in the U.S. Army in the last years of the Cold War, including service in the Persian Gulf War. Captain Clark concluded his military career by serving on the staff of the Command Surgeon, U.S. Army, Europe. Along the way, he obtained a bachelor's degree in biology.
Writing as Anderson Gentry, Ward Clark's first major novel, The Crider Chronicles received a 2005 Preditors & Editors Reader's Choice Award for Top Ten Science Fiction Novel. The Galactic Confederacy series has continued with the 2008 release of Sky of Diamonds. A spin off work, Barrett's Privateers was released in 2008. Ward Clark's vision of the future combines a high-tech, planet-hopping world presented in a gritty, real style that has led some to call him the "Tom Clancy of Sci-Fi."
Also under the pseudonym Anderson Gentry, Clark released the first of the Nova Roma alternative history series, Nova Roma 1: De Itinere in Occasum in 2021, followed in 2023 with Nova Roma 2: Quaestu pro Nova Terra.
His fast-paced, hard-hitting style combines a unique blend of outdoor savvy, real-world military experience, and realistic character development.
