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By the time he had reached middle age, Max Cleland thought he had nothing to live for. A grenade explosion in Vietnam had left him a triple amputee. He had lost his seat in the U.S. Senate, and in the grip of depression he had lost his fiance, too. But instead of giving up, Cleland reaches deep into his soul and discovers that he has what it takes to the heart of a patriot. Born and raised in Georgia, Max comes back from Vietnam missing three limbs and is confined for months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Doctors don't give him much hope of living an active life, but through the bonds he forms with other wounded soldiers, and through his own Southern grit, he learns how to be mobile and overcome his despair. He returns home, where he pursues his passion for public service by becoming the first Vietnam veteran to serve in the Georgia state senate. Jimmy Carter then appoints him head of the Veterans Administration. From there he becomes Georgia's youngest secretary of state and ultimately realizes his dream of becoming a U.S. Senator. But during his reelection campaign he is singled out by Republicans, who smear him as "unpatriotic." He loses his seat and begins another steep tu

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Author

Max Cleland, with Ben Raines

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439126059

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Memoir, Fiction

Rating

3.87 / 5 (63 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14