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The Father of All Things
  • Published: 11 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9781400075430
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $55.00
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The Father of All Things

A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

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25 Mar 2009
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11 Mar 2008
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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.
  • Published: 11 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9781400075430
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $55.00
Categories:

About the author

Tom Bissell

TOM BISSELL was born in Escanaba, Michigan, in 1974. His short fiction has won two Pushcart Prizes and has been published in multiple editions of The Best American Series. He has also written eight works of nonfiction, including Apostle and (with Greg Sestero) The Disaster Artist, as well as many screenplays for video games and television. Bissell lives in Los Angeles with his family.
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Praise for The Father of All Things

"So well written it leaves the reader breathless."--Tucson Citizen