The Blackjacks
by Norman Roberts
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 118,920.
Language:
English.
Published: August 24, 2011
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Categories:
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Historical »
General
Tony Remo, growing up on the mean streets of Manhattan’s East Village during the War in Vietnam, has been enrolled in college for the past three years to escape the military draft. We meet him the crucial day of the December 1, 1969, draft lottery. His birth date, the 326th selection, guarantees he will not be drafted. Initially euphoric, his mood turns somber. What now?