The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

Authors

Tom Bissell, Black Mountain Institute
John Bissell, USMC, retired

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

3-12-2008

Publisher

Black Mountain Institute

Abstract

Tom Bissell, Black Mountain Fellow and author of the acclaimed memoir The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam, is joined by his father, Marine veteran John Bissell, in a conversation about their 2004 trip to Vietnam to retrace John's tour of duty.

Keywords

Authors; Fathers and sons; Travel; Vietnam War; 1961-1975

Disciplines

American Literature | American Politics | Arts and Humanities | International Relations | Literature in English, North America | Military History | Modern Literature | Political History | Political Theory

Language

English

Comments

Moderator: Carol C. Harter, Black Mountain Institute

Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas

Audio/Video File size: 408 megabytes

Additional audio file size: 32.3 megabytes

Repository Citation

Bissell, T., Bissell, J. (2008). The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/blackmountain_lectures_events/35