Fortunate Son: The Autobiography of Lewis B. Puller Jr.
A Vietnam veteran who lost both legs and a hand in the Vietnam War recounts his homecoming and his attempts to come to terms with his life.
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- Grove Press
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN-13
- 9780802136909
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Vietnam WarDisability and recoveryMilitary veterans
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyWonMajor(1992)
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