WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN

In Bob Kerrey's own words, the inspiring story of his journey from America's heartland to a fateful coming-of-age in the cauldron of the Vietnam War. Bob Kerrey grew up outside Lincoln, Nebraska, in the 1950s, and in his trademark style -- serious, sometimes wry -- he tells of his journey from that heartland to the dangers of Vietnam, to the hospitals where he recovered from his grievous injuries, and finally to the Nixon White House where he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. A quest begins and ends this book. When his father was dying, he asked Kerrey to find out how his Uncle John had really died in World War II. It is this quest that inspires Bob Kerrey as he narrates his own personal odyssey in this remarkable and powerful book. B&W photos.