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      Saigon, Illinois

      by Paul Hoover
      Published
      Sep 1988
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      229
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      The story of how one man wound up fighting the Vietnam War from a Chicago hospital Young slacker Jim Holder wants no part of the draft, the army, or Vietnam. So he registers as a conscientious objector and gets ready for alternative service. He's assigned to work as a unit manager at a downtown Chicago medical center, worlds apart from his rural roots. A wild assortment of patients and colleagues awaits him at Metropolitan Hospital. As Jim's life swings from the chaos of his job to the fervor of a revolutionary moment, he balances his beliefs with the everyday business of life and death. In this richly comic novel, Paul Hoover crystallizes the strange days of the conflict in Vietnam with a memorable cast of characters.

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Thriller

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      First Edition Sep 1988 Vintage ISBN13 9780394758497 ISBN10 0394758498
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      Nov 2013 Open Road Publishing ISBN13 9781480456938 ISBN10 1480456934
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