Click for full-size.
1966 GI's Vietnam Photo Album & Girlfriend's 'Stack of Love'
by PFC Richard L. C-----e and Kathy C---e
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. (1966. --VIETNAM PHOTO ALBUM-- (66) PHOTOS of GIs in Vietnam, (20) LETTERS + ENVELOPES + some homemade PIN-UPS. (66) PHOTOs: American soldiers/ army bases & sites/ river boats/ Vietnamese kids & young women/ food markets & animals/ Kathy's head shot/+++++ Letters show life in the 1960s for young people in California, open relationships, guys who get drafted, Vietnam-- A story by working class kids from east of San Francisco. Richard and his buddy are drafted (Richard to Vietnam, his friend to Germany). A 3rd pal, Danny, undrafted, is home and putting moves on Richard's girl, Kathy. Things are getting messy-- Kathy's best friend, Anna, has a crush on Danny and jealously watches him drift towards Kathy, (Richard's girlfriend) -- Anna retaliates by putting moves on Richard via letters to him in Vietnam. Meanwhile Kathy, just turning 18, is overwhelmed with exams, a part-time waitressing job, health issues, bad haircuts/hair color, achy feet, moving the family trailer to a new site, and to top it off -- watching mom take to drink when her stepdad is found to be running around. Totally overwhelmed, Kathy threatens to move out if mom leaves stepdad. Oh, and Richardt writes of a Vietnamese "girlfriend" because a man needs it... Kathy is sympathetic to the girl because Richard will leave her when his tour in Vietnam ends-- and Kathy feels she and Richard will be back together when he returns..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- jx106
- Title
- 1966 GI's Vietnam Photo Album & Girlfriend's 'Stack of Love'
- Author
- PFC Richard L. C-----e and Kathy C---e
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- VietNam, California, 1960s, love letters, open relationships, diaries, journals, military, vernacular, photography, california
Terms of Sale
Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
S/H $6.50 for first book, $1.50 per additional book. Based on USPS media mail only in the US. Please inquire prior to order for precise non-domestic cost. All books are returnable within 30 days of receipt and with prior email notice. Books must be returned in the condition described.
About the Seller
Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
Biblio member since 2004
Brooklyn, New York
About Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
We carry a select inventory of signed and unique books across many fields. Theatre, Music, Film & Dance. World Leaders, Politics & Law, Modern Literature. Books into Film. Art & Architecture. Open to the public by appointment only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Signed vs. Inscribed
Know what you are getting into when purchasing rare books, and learn the difference between signed books and inscribed books.
Collecting P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum was not only one of the founders of modern day circus performance, he was also the author of the second most printed book of the 19th century. Learn about collecting P. T. Barnum books and ephemera here.
