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Tom Bissell

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Tom Bissell , fellow, Black Mountain Institute and author, The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam
... on how a magazine article turned into a 340 page novel, his travels to Vietnam with his father and his most recent project on the 12 tombs of the Apostles.

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Black Mountain Institute
The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam
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"Sonny's Mazurka" by Lorinda Jones (Acoustic Accord)
"Blues 9" by Tom Dews
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