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Description edit
First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the pages of FIRST BLOOD to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Rambo: Aka "Lone Wolf," Rambo is a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. Scruffy and disheveled, he wanders the highways of America as an outcast in the heavily anti-veteran landscape of the time. Unfortunately for Teasle, he happens to be a finely trained combat soldier.
- Orval: Owner of dogs used for tracking; Friend and surrogate father figure to Teasle.
- Shingleton: Add a description of this character.
- Col. Samuel Trautman: The man who trained the men who trained Rambo.
- Kern
- Mitch
- Galt
- Lester
- Ward
- Harris
- Teasle: The Chief of police, Teasle has a severe dislike for vagrants.
- Anna
- Dobzyn
- Will
- Mrs. Kellerman
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Organizations edit
- Green Berets: a special operation force of which John Rambo was a member during the Vietnam War
First Sentence edit
HIS NAME WAS RAMBO, and he was just some nothing kid for all anybody knew, standing by the pump of a gas station at the outskirts of Madison, Kentucky.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Rambo. (standard series)
Followed by Rambo: First Blood, Part II.
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Morrell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins
Country: England
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0214668142
Page Count: 252
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins
Country: England
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0214668142
Page Count: 252
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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