{"title":"Ron Kovic","description":"Ron Kovic served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was paralyzed from his chest down in combat in 1968 and has been in a wheelchair ever since. Along with Oliver Stone, Kovic was the coscreenwriter of the 1989 Academy Award-winning film based on Kovic's best-selling memoir Born on the Fourth of July (Tom Cruise stars in the role of Kovic in the film).","products":[{"product_id":"born-on-the-fourth-of-july-paperback","title":"Born on the Fourth of July - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Classic and timeless!\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As relevant as ever, this book is an education. Ron is a true American, and his great heart and hard-won wisdom shine through these pages.\" --Oliver Stone, filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best seller (more than one million copies sold), presented here in a special fortieth-anniversary edition with a brand-new foreword by Bruce Springsteen, details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film)--from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the country's most outspoken anti-Vietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50622001774815,"sku":"9781617754692","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/g7loLVMOnV9781617754692.webp?v=1785515722"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ron-kovic.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}