Kenneth Edward Barnes

The Long Pond Road Kenneth Edward Barnes

"The Long Pond Road" is a tale of love, hardships, trials and tribulations. It also has some humor and drama. From the infamous John Dillinger to Dirty Dan, it tells of a time when the country was going through some difficult growing pains. Two world wars and the Great Depression came and went. The people in those days had to be hard and tough just to survive. The story takes place in Southern Indiana, mainly in Spencer County. It is a story based on many true historical events although much of the conversation is a result of the author's imagination. Most of the charters in the story were real people, but a few are fictitious. Many of the characters were also the author's ancestors or relatives. All of the stories were told to the author by the people that had gone through the events or knew people that did. Therefore, step back to a simpler time, a time where our great grandparents lived. See what life was like in their day and get to know and understand the hardships they endured so we could have it easier. This is a story of those that lived through the hardships and the challenges of that time. However, even in times of troubles and heartaches, there were times of joy.