An American Song is a political/fiction novel. a very real and touching fictional story about a working poor american youth, from the rust-belt, and mid-western bible-belt. the only male among four generations of his family to be spared from war, as a soldier. eye opening, bluntly honest current and historical political commentary from the little known, unique perspective of the working poor, told with truthful, and stark common sense, concerning the USA. working class American families of faith, are where the fathers and sons come from to do the real, actual, and dangerous work of war, in combat, in the many wars of the USA.