Raising Mama

This Is The Story Of The Music Politics And Culture During A Seminal Period Of The ''Baby Boom'' 1958-1962. It'S An Often Hilarious Story Told From A Most Unlikely Point Of View; A Precocious Child Born To A Dirt-Poor Southern Woman. Raising Mama Is A Memoir. The Voice Is From The Point Of View Of A Child Who Became Virtually An Adult At Age Ten. Raising Mama Is A Road Trip. Larry Sullivan The Voice And Lead Character Attends Eight Schools In Five States In Five Years 1958-1962. His Mother'S Favorite Husband Is A Career Criminal And For Larry Reality Is One Surreal Situation After Another. Raising Mama Is An American Saga. It'S A Love Story Rivaling Romeo & Juliet. It'S Tom Sawyer In Jack Kerouac'S World. The Stream Of Consciousness Narration Is A Literate Voice From The Underclass. Larry And His Mother Dot Are Cherokee Descendants And Their Life Is A Matriarchy In Constant Conflict With The Dominant Culture. Larry Is From Memphis Tennessee And Watches Rock 'N Roll Being Born In His Hometown. All Women Who Have Committed To A Relationship Had A Child Or Participated In The Workforce Will Understand Dot'S Plight. Few Will Understand Dot'S Reaction To Her Circumstances; Sometimes Hilarious But Frequently Tragic. The Family Is Irrevocably Affected By The Cold War As Larry'S Step-Dad Tries To Go Straight For Once. There Is Even A Brush With Infamy As Mama Works For One Night For One Of Jack Ruby'S Businesses. The Narration Describes The Late 1950'S As They Were; With Their Racial Tensions Anti-Communism And The Beginnings Of Rock 'N Roll And The Counter-Culture.