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  Classic and timeless.
  --New York Times

  The book details Kovic's entering of the Vietnam War as a fierce, pro-war patriot before becoming an outspoken peace activist after an injury paralyzed him and he returned home to a cold reception.
  --Rolling Stone

  Born on the Fourth of July tells the story of its author's transition from war hawk to protestor after being paralyzed in Vietnam, and coming home to a lukewarm reception. It's no coincidence that 'Born in The U.S.A.' tells very much the same tale.
  --Billboard

  Kovic's book follows him from star high school wrestler to a patriotic American inspired by John F. Kennedy to join the marines to the traumatic 1968 wartime injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down to his emergence as an outspoken anti-war activist.
  --Hollywood Reporter

  The 1976 book, which was made into an Oscar winning film starring Tom Cruise in 1989, details Kovic's period in the Vietnam War as a fierce, pro-war patriot before he became an outspoken peace activist after an injury paralysed him and he returned home to a cold reception.
  --NME

  He was born in the U.S.A.--and on the 4th of July. Bruce Springsteen narrates a foreword he wrote in the new audiobook edition of Born on the Fourth of July, Ron Kovic's anti-Vietnam War memoir.
  --New York Daily News

  There is no better time than Independence Day to listen to] The Boss' iconic voice on the foreword and this great work of art.
  --Examiner

  For the 40th anniversary of the book, which became a movie in the '80s starring Tom Cruise, a new print edition was issued with a foreword written by Bruce Springsteen, and the audiobook is the only place where you can hear Bruce read his foreword directly to you. That's right, the Boss sets the tone for this extremely powerful and moving memoir in a way that you won't want to miss.
  --Omnivoracious

  Forty years ago the Vietnam vet from Massapequa--wounded in combat and in a wheelchair ever since--published his classic war memoir, later made into a film with Tom Cruise. The anniversary edition features a foreword by Bruce Springsteen. Kovic's new book, Hurricane Street, chronicles the 1970s activism of the American Veterans Movement.
  --Newsday

  Born on the Fourth of July chronicles Kovic's transformation from a gung-ho soldier entering the Vietnam War to his return home as a paralyzed man. His experiences overseas, as we

• Tuotetiedot

  • Kustantaja / Valmistaja Akashic Books
  • ISBN 9781617754692
  • Tuotekoodi 9781617754692
  • Kirjoittajat Ron Kovic
  • Tekijät Bruce, Springsteen
  • Kieli Englanti
  • Ilmestymispäivä 04.07.2016
  • Sivumäärä 224
  • Asiasanat Personal Memoirs; Social Activists; United States - 20th Century
  • Kirjastoluokka BIO; 026000; BIO; 032000; HIS; 036060
  • Pituus (mm) 208.28
  • Leveys (mm) 132.08
  • Korkeus (mm) 17.78
  • Paino (g) 0.204
  • ALV 10,0%

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