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100 1 _aMcClatchie, Sam,
_d1915-
245 1 0 _aMother America
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Amazing Stories December 1961.
500 _aRelease date is 2008-08-03
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Mother America" by Sam McClatchie is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores themes surrounding genetic engineering and societal values through the lens of a contest aimed at selecting an ideal mother for the next generation of American children. This narrative engages with the ethics of scientific advancement and the societal implications of such genetic manipulation. In "Mother America," the storyline follows George Turner, a geneticist tasked with managing a controversial national contest to find the perfect mother, dubbed "Mother America," and her sperm donor, which is representative of American ideals. The character Gloria Manson, a famous actress and the potential mother, becomes embroiled in the absurdities of the competition. As Turner navigates the pressures from political entities and public opinion while examining the finalists, he struggles with the implications of his role in a society eager to engineer perfect offspring. With themes of romance, ethics, and the absurdity of commodifying human reproduction, the plot intertwines personal relationships and the overarching societal influences on parenthood, ultimately revealing the complexities and contradictions underlying these scientific endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aAdkins, Dan,
_d1937-2013
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories December 1961.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26180
999 _c67181
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