Why are we in Vietnam
Norman Mailer
Putnam's Sons, 1967. First Impression (stated).
Jacket designed by John Sposato.
This is the rarer version with no dedication page.
Signed to plate mounted to front page.
Condition:Very good/fine hardbound copy in very good dust jacket. D/J unclipped, tiny tear/piece missing on back of cover, Blue cloth, blind stamped design on front board, red endpapers, clean & tight, rough uncut pages with pencil notations throughout.
Description: This novel only mentons Vietnam once and again on the last page. It centers around a scandalous, ribald, hilarious , frightening account of a hunting expedition in Alaska's Brooks Mountain Range. Author is drawing a parallell between a few hunters in Texas and why American goes to war.