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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Luick-Thrams, Michael |
| Title, Monographic | The curious origins of cousin Charlie Thrams, born "Ammi Ishmael Rose" or, the social landscapes that shaped the "Greatest Generation" ; "Bunny" and Willard's sweet sadness or, What love applied can do |
| Place of Publication | [St. Paul, Mn.] |
| Publisher | TRACES Center for History and Culture |
| Date of Publication | 2020 |
| Extent of Work | 9, [4] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Abstract | "We study the early life of Charlie Thrams, born "Ammi Ishmael Rose." In it, we see some of the fruit of the--as seen from contemporary eyes--restrictive social mores, which dictated what was "acceptable" and what was not. In order to bend to the shape of the dominant norms around her, Ammi's birth mother brought him into this world in secret, in an anonymous boarding house in Southcentral Iowa... and from there, the tale unfolds for almost a decade until the child--now "Charlie"--is adopted by two loving parents... whose own story, in turn, is told briefly in Part II as a "mirror opposite" at the book's end, as a moral counterpart to Part I." |
| Call Number | MKI P2022-7 |
| MKI Terms | Thrams, Charlie/ Rose, Myrtle -- Mrs. Charles/ Thrams, Willard/ Thrams, Bernice/ United States -- Social conditions -- 1914-1945/ World War, 1939-1945 -- Social conditions |