| Edition |
1st University of Washington Press ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 300 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-300). |
| Contents |
Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Detroit Years -- 2. Setting Out in September -- 3. Liberating Paris -- 4. Under Fire -- 5. Military Heritage -- 6. El Paso Roots -- 7. Research Partners -- 8. Uncharted Territory -- 9. Across Texas -- 10. Return to Victory Drive -- 11. A Protégé's Allegations -- 12. Westy & Slam -- 13. Passing through Eden -- 14. The Demise of Coats & Ties -- 15. Rising Star -- 16. Tempting Trouble -- 17. Bedrock for a General -- 18. Elegy at the Wall -- 19. His Brother's Witness -- 20. Brothers in Conscience -- 21. In the Wake of the Six-Day War. |
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22. Questions of Fairness -- 23. Sunday in the Country -- 24. Eisenhower's Biographer -- 25. Days of Thanksgiving -- 26. The Wreath -- 27. Racing December -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author. |
| Summary |
In his prize-winning memoir, Reconciliation Road, John Marshall recounts a road trip around America in search of the truth about his famous grandfather General S.L.A. (Slam) Marshall, author of Pork Chop Hill. In the process he comes to terms with his own past and that of others whose families were torn apart by the Vietnam War. |
| Awards |
Washington State Book Award (won), 1994 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marshall, John Douglas.
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Marshall, John Douglas. |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- American.
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| Subject |
HISTORY. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- General. |
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Conscientious objectors. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
1961 - 1975 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Personal narratives.
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Electronic books.
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Personal narratives.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reconciliation road Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press, 2000. 0205979496 (alk. paper) (DLC) 99058498 |
| ISBN |
9780295800103 ebook |
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0295800100 |
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0205979496 alkaline paper |
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0295979496 |
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9780295979496 |
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