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American splendor : unsung hero : the story of Robert McNeill
Pekar, Harvey.
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Dark Horse Comics, Inc., |
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c2003 |
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1 v. unpaged : |
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1593070403 |
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9 copies available at Aspen Hill Library, Bethesda Library, Davis Library, Marilyn J. Praisner Library, Germantown Library, Kensington Park Library, Quince Orchard Library, Silver Spring Library, and White Oak Library.
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Few authors are able to capture an honest snapshot of everyday life the way Harvey Pekar can. From ruminations on jazz musicians to back problems and traffic tickets, Pekar writes in a clear, unsentimental voice that not only explores the mundane, but celebrates it as well. This time out, Pekar focuses his sharp literary eye on Robert McNeill, an ordinary man who's lived an extraordinary life. McNeill recounts his time spent as a G.I. in Vietnam, on a tour through that surreal and horrific landscape that even now, thirty years later, we're struggling to define. Unsung Hero is a tale of cynicism and endurance, tempered by McNeill's distinct sense of humor and Pekar's touching wit.
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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ISBN:
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1593070403 (pbk.) : $11.95
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Personal Author:
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Pekar, Harvey.
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Title:
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American splendor : unsung hero : the story of Robert McNeill / writer, Harvey Pekar ; artist, David Collier.
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Publication info:
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Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, Inc., c2003
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Physical descrip:
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1 v. unpaged : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
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Series Title:
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(American splendor)
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General Note:
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"This volume collects issues one through three of the Dark Horse comic-book series American splendor : unsung hero"--T.p. verso.
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Abstract:
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Harvey Pekar reports the first-hand account of Robert McNeill, an African American Vietnam War veteran from Cleveland, Ohio. McNeill joined the Marines as a nineteen-year-old recruit and recalls his experiences in boot camp and combat, as well as his return home.
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McNeill, Robert L. Comic books, strips, etc.
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Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
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Marines Comic books, strips, etc.
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Veterans Comic books, strips, etc.
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African Americans Fiction.
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African American soldiers Fiction.
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Cleveland (Ohio)--Social life and customs--20th century Fiction.
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Men Fiction.
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Graphic novels.
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United States--Social life and customs--1971- Caricatures and cartoons.
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