Hurricane Street Author:Ron Kovic "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 ... more »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.« less