Getting Shot at - by W D Ehrhart (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This essay collection offers perspectives on a wide range of contemporary issues, including war in Ukraine and the Middle East, the challenges facing American constitutional democracy and debates about what should be taught in school as well as approaches to such subject matter. Anyone concerned about U.S. and international affairs will find this book insightful and thought-provoking. It will be of particular interest to readers who value tolerance, inclusion, diversity, fairness, and the dignity of all human beings.

About the Author

Memoirist, poet, editor, and Marine veteran W.D. Ehrhart taught English and history at the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The author of twenty books, his prose and poetry have appeared in hundreds of publications including the Los Angeles Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Utne Reader, Reader's Digest, American Poetry Review and the Virginia Quarterly Review. He was a major presence in the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary The Vietnam War.