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    Ring Papa Ring!: The Story of an American Family
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    Ring Papa Ring!: The Story of an American Family

    By Dean Ackerman Thomson and Gary Arthur Thomson

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    This book tells the story of one American family. Several family trees came together in two people, Blanche Klinefelter and Herbert Thomsonour grandparents. As writers, we are two grandsons who have corroborated to tell this story. Like weaving a tapestry, we have tried to interpret the story of our particular family in the context of unfolding European and American history.

    This is a book about our family and its stories. We write about eras long, long ago as well as times closer to the present day. As two cousins, we have two points-of-view about these times and places. As the French would have it, Vive la diffrence.

    It is easy to confuse family traditions with history. History is the enemy of memory. The two stalk each other across the fields of the past, claiming the same terrain. Remembered family stories trail off into forgotten places. Each in his own way, we are historians. We have benefited from each others approaches. Historians follow cautiously checking records. Memory can be misleading. But stories always have some basis in the past. The heart of our book is where the recollected stories and history meet.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMay 14, 2013
    ISBN9781475987393
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    Ring Papa Ring!: The Story of an American Family
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    Dean Ackerman Thomson

    Dean Ackermann Thomson is a bindery foreman and historian. Dean and Elida live in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gary Arthur Thomson is a teacher and historian. Gary and Jeanette live in Montreal, Canada.

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