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Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July - Hardcover

by Ron Kovic
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Ron KovicPublish date:2016-07-04Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Akashic Books Ltd.ISBN-13:9781617754685ISBN-10:1617754684UPC:9781617754685Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Social Activists, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCXQKDCPVV

"Classic and timeless!" --New York Times

"As relevant as ever, this book is an education. Ron is a true American, and his great heart and hard-won wisdom shine through these pages." --Oliver Stone, filmmaker

This New York Times best seller (more than one million copies sold), presented here in a special fortieth-anniversary edition with a brand-new foreword by Bruce Springsteen, details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film)--from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the country's most outspoken anti-Vietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Akashic Books Ltd.ISBN-13:9781617754685ISBN-10:1617754684UPC:9781617754685Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Social Activists, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCXQKDCPVV
Ron Kovic served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was paralyzed from his chest down in combat in 1968 and has been in a wheelchair ever since. Along with Oliver Stone, Kovic was the coscreenwriter of the 1989 Academy Award-winning film based on Kovic's best-selling memoir Born on the Fourth of July (Tom Cruise stars in the role of Kovic in the film).
Publisher: Akashic Books Ltd.

Edition

40th Anniversary Edition

Contributor(s)

Ron Kovic

Author

Ron Kovic

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