Saigon, Illinois

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Military, Humorous, Historical
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Author: Paul Hoover ISBN: 9781480456938
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: November 19, 2013
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: Paul Hoover
ISBN: 9781480456938
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: November 19, 2013
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

The story of how one man wound up fighting the Vietnam War from a Chicago hospital

Young slacker Jim Holder wants no part of the draft, the army, or Vietnam. So he registers as a conscientious objector and gets ready for alternative service. He’s assigned to work as a unit manager at a downtown Chicago medical center, worlds apart from his rural roots. A wild assortment of patients and colleagues awaits him at Metropolitan Hospital. As Jim’s life swings from the chaos of his job to the fervor of a revolutionary moment, he balances his beliefs with the everyday business of life and death.

In this richly comic novel, Paul Hoover crystallizes the strange days of the conflict in Vietnam with a memorable cast of characters.

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The story of how one man wound up fighting the Vietnam War from a Chicago hospital

Young slacker Jim Holder wants no part of the draft, the army, or Vietnam. So he registers as a conscientious objector and gets ready for alternative service. He’s assigned to work as a unit manager at a downtown Chicago medical center, worlds apart from his rural roots. A wild assortment of patients and colleagues awaits him at Metropolitan Hospital. As Jim’s life swings from the chaos of his job to the fervor of a revolutionary moment, he balances his beliefs with the everyday business of life and death.

In this richly comic novel, Paul Hoover crystallizes the strange days of the conflict in Vietnam with a memorable cast of characters.

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