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Left for Dead
Hovde, Jon; Anderson, Maureen
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Description for Left for Dead
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Jon Hovde's journey begins with despair and the struggle to stay alive and ends with hope and the inspiration to live. As a twenty-year-old soldier in Vietnam, Hovde lost an arm and a leg when the armored personnel carrier he was driving hit an antitank mine. He was nearly left for dead when the medic at the scene accidentally took his pulse in the arm that had been severed. For weeks, doctors gave Hovde very little chance of survival. When Hovde finally returned home, the transition was not easy. He used alcohol and fast cars to cope with both the ... Read more
Jon Hovde's journey begins with despair and the struggle to stay alive and ends with hope and the inspiration to live. As a twenty-year-old soldier in Vietnam, Hovde lost an arm and a leg when the armored personnel carrier he was driving hit an antitank mine. He was nearly left for dead when the medic at the scene accidentally took his pulse in the arm that had been severed. For weeks, doctors gave Hovde very little chance of survival. When Hovde finally returned home, the transition was not easy. He used alcohol and fast cars to cope with both the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816646241
SKU
V9780816646241
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About Hovde, Jon; Anderson, Maureen
Jon Hovde is a Vietnam veteran who lost two limbs in combat in 1968. He is a retired 3M executive and was president of the Minnesota School Boards Association. He is now a motivational speaker. Maureen Anderson is host of the syndicated radio program The Career Clinic. She is coauthor with Dick Beardsley of Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest ... Read more
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