The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam by Bissell, Tom

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400075430)

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Format: Paperback
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The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam by Bissell, Tom

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

$14.95
The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam by Bissell, Tom

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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The Father of All Things is a riveting, haunting, and often hilarious account of a veteran and his son's journey through Vietnam. As his father recounts his experiences as a soldier, including a near fatal injury, Tom Bissell weaves a larger history of the war and explores the controversies that still spark furious debate today. Blending history, memoir, and travelogue, The Father of All Things is a portrait of the war's personal, political, and cultural impact from the perspective of the generation that grew up in the wake of the conflict. It is also a wise and revelatory book about the bond between fathers and sons.

Author: Tom Bissell
ISBN-10: 1400075432
ISBN-13: 9781400075430
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2008
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 04/27/2008 pg. 24
By Tom Bissell
By Tom Bissell
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Tom Bissell is the author of Chasing the Sea and God Lives in St. Petersburg, and a contributing editor for Harper's Magazine and The Virginia Quarterly Review. In 2006 he was awarded the Rome Fellowship by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and his work has been selected several times by the Best American Short Stories, Best American Travel Writing, and Best American Science Writing series. He lives in Rome.

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