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Why are we in Vietnam? by Norman Mailer · Booklabria

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Why are we in Vietnam?

HistoricalYoung men

Why are we in Vietnam?

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First published: 1967
Editions: 20 in 2 languages

Synopsis

Narrated by Ranald ("D.J.") Jethroe, Texas's most precocious teenager, on the eve of his departure to fight in Vietnam, this story of a hunting trip in Alaska is both brilliantly entertaining and profoundly thoughtful.

Subjects: Historical
Young men
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Hunting stories
Bear hunting
Set in: Texas
Alaska

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20 in 2 languages

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