A Dragon Lives Forever

Hargrove, Thomas R.

ISBN 10: 080410672X / ISBN 13: 9780804106726

Published by Ballantine Books, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1994

About this Item

War and rice in Vietnam's Mekong Delta 1969-1991, and beyond. A memoir of the Vietnam War and how it changed one man's life. Signed by author on title page, 11 Nov 95. Includes newpaper clipping from Ft. Worth Star Telegram, 11-26-94 about capture of author by Columbian leftist guerrillas. Wraps have small crease along spine edge. Spine is lightly creased. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. Binding is tight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 102851

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Dragon Lives Forever

Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good +

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

In a memoir of the Vietnam War, an army officer recalls how as an agricultural advisor, he taught Vietnamese farmers how to grow miracle rice and how that position conflicted with his military duties. Original.

From the Inside Flap:

g true Vietnam story. The Green Revolution in Asian agriculture was just the beginning when rice expert and First Lieutenant Thomas Hargrove reached the Mekong Delta in 1969. Though he came in peace to distribute a high-yielding rice, he would not be immune to the horrors of war. Original. (Military History)