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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Personal Narrative Personal narratives Récits personnels |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Reconciliation road Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press, 2000. (DLC) 99058498 |
Named Person: | John Douglas Marshall; John Douglas Marshall |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Douglas Marshall |
ISBN: | 9780295800103 0295800100 |
OCLC Number: | 1298208943 |
Awards: | Washington State Book Award (won), 1994 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 300 p.) |
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. 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. |
Responsibility: | John Douglas Marshall. |
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This poignant book . . . is an important contribution to the rich literature of the Vietnam War. -- David Halberstam * Washington Post Book World * A modest and searching memoir of self-discovery . . . often moving, aiming unerringly for political and personal reconciliation in the still-unsettled aftermath of the war in Vietnam. * New York Times Book Review * A modest and searching memoir of self-discovery . . . often moving, aiming unerringly for political and personal reconciliation in the still-unsettled aftermath of the war in Vietnam. * New York Times Book Review * Reconciliation Road is one of those rare books that purports to tell a straightforward tale but in its own subversive way tackles issues of major import. . . . This book succeeds on several levels . . . leaves indelible marks upon the reader. * Chicago Tribune * A fascinating portrait of General Marshall emerges, interwoven with events from the turbulent Sixties and the author's yearning for reconciliation; highly recommended. * Library Journal * Read more...

