The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, Whose Image Altered the Course of the Vietnam War
by Denise Chong
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New, slight wear to cover
- ISBN 10
- 067088040X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670880409
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Barrington, Illinois, United States
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Synopsis
On June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her blazing village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history. Her photograph-one of the most unforgettable images of the twentieth century-was seen around the world and helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War.This book is the story of how that photograph came to be-and the story of what happened to that girl after the camera shutter closed. Award-winning biographer Denise Chong's portrait of Kim Phuc-who eventually defected to Canada and is now a UNESCO spokesperson-is a rare look at the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese point-of-view and one of the only books to describe everyday life in the wake of this war and to probe its lingering effects on all its participants.
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- Bookseller
- Rocking Chair Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1163565
- Title
- The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, Whose Image Altered the Course of the Vietnam War
- Author
- Denise Chong
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, Dustjacket
- Book Condition
- New Like New, slight wear to cover
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067088040X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670880409
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 288
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