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Prisoners

a novel

by Wayne Karlin

FictionVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975Point Lookout Prison Camp for ConfederatesExcavations (Archaeology)VeteransVietnam War, 1961-1975Excavations (archaeology), asia

A Vietnamese girl runs away from a halfway house in Maryland to search for the black father she never knew. The novel traces the impact on the town, many of whose inhabitants fought in the Vietnam War.

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Book data: Open Library