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$12.68The Story
In this vivid memoir, a young man's search for meaning takes him from college in the 1950s to the edge of everything-riding a wild bull in a rodeo, hitchhiking across America, battling forest fires, commanding a destroyer under a mercurial captain, and enduring the punishing trials of UDT-SEAL training. Along the way, he finds adventure, absurdity, and moments of unexpected grace. Gritty, funny, and unsentimental, the book offers a rare insider's look at the formative years of the Navy's most elite warriors and a generation that refused to live safely.
Author: Jack Ratliff
Publisher: Silver Bison Press
Published: 02/11/2026
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9798999676924
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
About the Author
Ratliff, Jack: - Raised in the remote West Texas town of Sonora, Jack Ratliff took undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas. He spent four years in the Navy, first as a deck officer on a destroyer and then as a Navy SEAL. He practiced law in El Paso for twenty years, then taught at the UT Law School for twenty years. He and his wife live in Santa Fe.
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In this vivid memoir, a young man's search for meaning takes him from college in the 1950s to the edge of everything-riding a wild bull in a rodeo, hitchhiking across America, battling forest fires, commanding a destroyer under a mercurial captain, and enduring the punishing trials of UDT-SEAL training. Along the way, he finds adventure, absurdity, and moments of unexpected grace. Gritty, funny, and unsentimental, the book offers a rare insider's look at the formative years of the Navy's most elite warriors and a generation that refused to live safely.
Author: Jack Ratliff
Publisher: Silver Bison Press
Published: 02/11/2026
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9798999676924
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
About the Author
Ratliff, Jack: - Raised in the remote West Texas town of Sonora, Jack Ratliff took undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas. He spent four years in the Navy, first as a deck officer on a destroyer and then as a Navy SEAL. He practiced law in El Paso for twenty years, then taught at the UT Law School for twenty years. He and his wife live in Santa Fe.
This title is not returnable
