Hurricane Street

"In his farewell letter to the American people, President George Washington warned about 'the impostures of pretended patriotism.' That is the precise warning that another great and true patriot, Ron Kovic, has been echoing ever since he penned his first classic war memoir some four decades ago. In [...]
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"In his farewell letter to the American people, President George Washington warned about 'the impostures of pretended patriotism.' That is the precise warning that another great and true patriot, Ron Kovic, has been echoing ever since he penned his first classic war memoir some four decades ago. In "Hurricane Street," an equally brilliant chronicle of resistance, Kovic offers a deeply moving account of the struggle of Vietnam veterans to hold politicians accountable to the maimed warriors they sent into harm s way and then abandoned."
--Robert Scheer, author of "They Know Everything About You"
"The author of the bestseller "Born on the Fourth of July" writes an impassioned and timely memoir about the 1974 American Veterans Movement that will strike a chord with veterans and their families today."
--"Publishers Weekly," Top 10 Pick for Spring 2016
Praise for Ron Kovic:
"Classic and timeless "
--"New York Times," on "Born on the Fourth of July"
"A great courageous fellow, a man of deep moral convictions and an uncompromising disposition."
--Secretary of State John Kerry on Ron Kovic
"As relevant as ever, "Born on the Fourth of July" is an education. Ron is a true American, and his great heart and hard-won wisdom shine through these pages."
--Oliver Stone, filmmaker
In the spring of 1974, as the last American troops were being pulled out of Vietnam, Ron Kovic and a crew of other severely injured veterans in a California VA hospital launched the American Veterans Movement. In a phenomenal feat of political organizing, Kovic corralled his fellow AVM members into staging a sit-in, and then a hunger strike, in the Los Angeles office of Senator Alan Cranston, demanding better treatment of injured and disabled veterans.
This was a short-lived and chaotic but ultimately successful movement to improve the deplorable conditions in VA hospitals across the country. "Hurricane Street" is their story--one that resonates deeply today--told by Kovic in the passionate and brutally honest style that led to over one million sales of "Born on the Fourth of July."
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