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Dispatches by Michael Herr

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Author Biography

Name: Michael Herr
Birth Date: 1940
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male

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Biography of Michael Herr
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From the first review to the most recent assessment, critics have lavished praise on Dispatches (1977), Michael Herr's book about the Vietnam War. Major literary scholars of that war are unanimous in their judgments that this "rock 'n' roll' work of lite...


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Dispatches is a non-fiction book by Michael Herr that describes the author's experiences in Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire magazine. First published in 1977, Dispatches was one of the first pieces of American literature that allowed...


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911 dispatchers denied dying woman help
6/13/2007: 620 words, approx. 2 pages
A woman who lay bleeding on the emergency room floor of a troubled inner-city hospital died after 911 dispatchers refused to contact paramedics or an ambulance to take her to another facility, newly released tapes of the emergency calls reveal.Edith Isabel Rodriguez, 43, died of...
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Brazil police dispatched before Carnival
1/15/2007: 362 words, approx. 1 pages
Hundreds of federal police headed to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to battle a wave of gang violence ahead of a summit of South American leaders and next month's Carnival celebrations, the government said.About 500 officers will be posted along the borders of Rio de...
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Billups, Pistons dispatch Magic 116-92
11/3/2007: 354 words, approx. 1 pages
Chauncey Billups had 18 points and seven assists Friday night to lead the Detroit Pistons to a second straight victory without Richard Hamilton, 116-92 over the Orlando Magic.The Magic were looking to avenge eight losses against Detroit last season, the last four of which swept...
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Pavlik dispatches Miranda in the 7th
5/20/2007: 452 words, approx. 2 pages
Now Kelly Pavlik is the middleweight calling for a fight with Jermain Taylor. Pavlik stopped Edison Miranda with a blistering combination in the seventh round Saturday night, highlighting the undercard of Taylor's successful middleweight title defense against Cory Spinks. Miranda drew Taylor's ire earlier in...
 


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Dispatches by Michael Herr

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