From out of memory and set against a background of rock-and-roll music, Where the Rivers Ran Backward captures and transcribes the moments of the Vietnam War from the red line that leads through the induction center to the slow days and night watches to the black wall that records the names of the missing and the dead.
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From out of memory and set against a background of rock-and-roll music, Where the Rivers Ran Backward captures and transcribes the moments of the Vietnam War from the red line that leads through the induction center to the slow days and night watches to the black wall that records the names of the missing and the dead.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Like New in Near Fine jacket. A closely observed, almost molecular portrait of slow-paced days, strung together by patrols and night watches in bunkers, during the Vietnam War. A generous collection of stories that describe the war's terror and absurdity in compelling prose. *** 291pp. *** 1st ed.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book Athens/London: University of Georgia Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Front free endpaper has ink-stamp of book store (Strands). 291 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, with mere hint of edgewear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Vietnam War.
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Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Uncorrected proof. Red crayon on front cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Cloth in DJ; 291pp; DJ clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine/Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Vietnam War memoir. "Among the books about the Vietnam War, few have caught the inane flavor of that memorable era more vividly than William Merritt. Where the Rivers Ran Backward has the sharpness and poignancy of literature."
