About this title: In 1998, Frank Schaeffer was a bohemian novelist living in "Volvo driving, higher-education worshipping" Massachusetts with two children graduated from top universities. Then his youngest child, straight out of high school, joined the United States Marine Corps. Written in alternating voices by eighteen-year-old John and his father, Frank, ...
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780786713080ISBN:0786713089
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2003-12-14
ISBN-13:9780786713080ISBN:0786713089
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780786713080ISBN:0786713089
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Publisher: Da Capo Pr
Date Published: 2003-12-14
ISBN-13:9780786713080ISBN:0786713089
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780786713080ISBN:0786713089
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 272 pages. 8.00 x 5.50 x 0.80 in. 12.0 oz. A dual memoir written in the alternating voices of both authors follows how the youngest son of a privileged New England family joined the Marines, and how experiences reshaped his father's beliefs about the characters of people in the military service. Reprint. read more
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"My son joined the Marines in 1999...I read this in 2003 (I believe right after my son was deployed to Kuwait/Iraq) and it helped me tremendously to understand both my feelings and my son's. I learned from this book how important it was that my son joined the USMC. The father's pride and recognition of what it meant for his son to join the USMC helped me find words to my feelings.
"This book is great. My Nephew is in boot camp at Perris Island and this book tells you exactly what is going on during boot camp. I love it and I am so very proud of him for joining the Marines!!"
"Interesting book that relates the feelings and anxiety that recruits and parents go through while their son/daughter is away at boot camp en route to become a US Marine.
However, I was a bit disturbed at the father as he is kind of psycho. In fact, by the end of this book I was disturbed at the relationship between father and son overall. Loving your kid is one thing, but this was more of an obsession."
"i read this while my brother was in bootcamp! i learned a lot about their life in boot camp...and there were even some pointers that i told my brother about and also some tips for the families...it was really a great read to help us get through that time...and the relationship of the author and his son was very touching!"
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