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- Reconciliation Road: A Family Odyssey
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- 2011
- Published by: University of Washington Press
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In his prize-winning memoir, Reconciliation Road, John Marshall recounts a road trip around America in search of the truth about his famous grandfather General S. L. A. (Slam) Marshall, author of Pork Chop Hill. In the process he comes to terms with his own past and that of others whose families were torn apart by the Vietnam War.
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiii
- 1. Detroit Years
- pp. 10-15
- 2. Setting Out in September
- pp. 16-21
- 3. Liberating Paris
- pp. 22-30
- 4. Under Fire
- pp. 31-40
- 5. Military Heritage
- pp. 41-47
- 6. El Paso Roots
- pp. 48-61
- 7. Research Partners
- pp. 62-76
- 8. Uncharted Territory
- pp. 77-95
- 9. Across Texas
- pp. 96-105
- 10. Return to Victory Drive
- pp. 106-119
- 11. A Protege's Allegations
- pp. 120-129
- 12. Westy & Slam
- pp. 130-140
- 13. Passing through Eden
- pp. 141-153
- 14.The Demise of Coats & Ties
- pp. 154-167
- 15. Rising Star
- pp. 168-180
- 16. Tempting Trouble
- pp. 181-194
- 17. Bedrock for a General
- pp. 195-202
- 18. Elegy at the Wall
- pp. 203-212
- 19. His Brother's Witness
- pp. 213-222
- 20. Brothers in Conscience
- pp. 223-230
- 21. In the Wake of the Six-Day War
- pp. 231-241
- 22. Questions of Fairness
- pp. 242-249
- 23. Sunday in the Country
- pp. 250-253
- 24. Eisenhower's Biographer
- pp. 254-259
- 25. Days of Thanksgiving
- pp. 260-268
- 26. The Wreath
- pp. 269-275
- 27. Racing December
- pp. 276-281
- Bibliography
- pp. 297-300
- About the Author
- p. 301
Additional Information
ISBN
9780295800103
Related ISBN(s)
9780295979496
MARC Record
OCLC
701103542
Pages
315
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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