The Father of All Things
A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam
Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel
| Author: | Tom Bissell | ISBN: | 9780307523617 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | March 25, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tom Bissell |
| ISBN: | 9780307523617 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | March 25, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
