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Name of Book: Wild World Author: Peter S Rush ISBN: 978-0-9990665-1-5 Publisher: Prior Manor Press Type of book: 1970s, corruption, police, recreational drugs, relationships, cleaning up, guns, Vietnam War, government vs students, standing out, being alone Year it was published: 2017 Summary : Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and the protest era of the early 1970s, WILD WORLD is a gripping novel of power, corruption, injustice, courage, and hope—and one tenacious young man whose determination to overturn the system holds unexpected consequences for his own life. In the spring of 1970, Steve Logan, like thousands of other college students across America, takes to the streets to protest authority and the Vietnam War. Fueled by a strong sense of moral justice, he wants to make the world better—a belief his girlfriend Roxy, a medical student, passionately shares. Weeks before his graduation from Brown University, Steve’s life is upended when National Guard tr...