Born and Raised (e-book) (used book) | Jerry K Cline | bookbook.eu

Description

Most adoptees have little idea of their genealogical past, and this gap casts a constant shadow of angst over their lives. At age 61, the author's curiosity about his origins overcame his fear of finding it. Part I of this book chronicles the engrossing and successful search for his roots. The surprising discovery that Jerry's birthfather was a famous lawman of the Old West adds a fascinating twist to the tale. Part II follows the story of his adopted parents, and the positive effect they had on his life. To add context to the details of Jerry's roots, the stories in both Parts I and II are told against the backdrop of America's Westward expansion.

Among many other pearls of knowledge, readers of this book will learn:

• A legal way by which an adult adoptee can obtain original birth records.
• A glimpse of what life on the Texas Frontier was like in the mid-19^th century.
• What it can be like to meet blood relatives for the first time.
• Some U.S. history relevant to Jerry's birthparent's meeting and developing a relationship.

The book is an entertaining and sometimes humorous ode to the author's four parents and to the wondrous possibilities of adoption.