Face the Winter Naked (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Daniel James Tomelin: Main character.
• LaDaisy Tomelin: Daniel's wife.
• Saul Tomelin: Daniel's father.
• Vera Baker: LaDaisy's mother.
• Clayton Huff: LaDaisy's brother-in-law & landlord.
• Ida Huff: Clayton's wife & LaDaisy's sister.
• Rufus Baker: Vera's husband & Clayton's uncle.
• Christopher (Chris) Davis: Homeless boy (age 12).
• George (the banjo man): Hobo.
• Richard Blue: Add a description of this character.
• Miss Anna
• Mr. Homer Petrie: Farmer who gave Daniel room and board while he worked on his farm. He didn't pay Daniel his full wage.
• Leonard
• Mr. Roosevelt: Candidate for President of the United States.
• Earl
• Mrs. Kimball
• George Patton
• Chester
• Ida Mae: La Daisy Tomelin's pregnant sister, wife of Clay.
• Mama
• Big Woody
• Tom Pendergast
• Sheriff Gudgell: The sheriff investigating Clay Huff's death. He arrested La Daisy Tomelin.
• Ralph Channing: Baby LaDaisy was wet nursing in exchange for food for her family.
• Mr. Shine: Daniel Tomelin's nickname he got in the army.
• Bernie: Daniel's Sister.
• Brother Pitney
• Grandpa Saul: Daniel's father.
• Bobby: One of Daniel's sons.
• Tom Manning
• Elizabeth Channing: Mother of Ralph Channing who couldn't nurse him.
• Al Capone: Gangster that provided soup kitchens for the destitute during the Depression.
• Edward
• Fannie Gudgell
• Frankie Kimball
• Elta Petrie
• Grandma Martha
• Milt
• Grandma Susannah: Daniel's deceased grandmother who came from Ireland.
• Millie
• Catherine
• Mark Koenig
• Glenn
• William Land
• Clay Huff
• Mary
• Ezra
• Wayne
• Mr. Babe Ruth
• Herbert Hoover
• Lou Jensen
• Dr. Wilson
• Ozzie Jensen
• Frank Sr

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Independence, Missouri: Daniel and LaDaisy Tomelin's home town
• St. Louis, Missouri: Where Daniel & LaDaisy spent their honeymoon, and where old George the banjo man was from.
• Springfield, Missouri: Where Daniel worked on a farm, and where he met the boy, Chris.
• Kansas City, Missouri: Where Daniel finds a good job and stays with Chris until going home.

Organizations edit see section history

• Bonus Expeditionary Force: Popularly called the Bonus Army, it was a large group of WWI veterans and their families camped on the grounds of the White House in 1932, demanding bonuses the government had promised, but wouldn't be forthcoming until 1945. A great tragedy transpired when the government used the Army to chase the destitute veterans off the grounds.

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Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• A man at war with himself.: Describe this theme.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Bonnie Turner (Author)

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

If you're looking for books for younger people, I suggest my children's books: The Haunted Igloo (fiction 8-12), Spirit Lights (sequel to The Haunted Igloo, fiction 9-12+), Down the Memory Hole (fiction 9 -12+), Footprints in Time: A Walk in Sacajawea's Moccasins (nonfiction, 8-12). And for teens through adults: Drum Dance (historical fiction).

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Aurorawolf (Bonnie Turner_: My web site contains information about all my books, plus there's a great book trailer for Face the Winter Naked.

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