My River Home

Like Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, Eriksen takes us on an extraordinary journey; home from war, chaos, and sorrow, down the mighty Mississippi. . . . A beautiful story of healing, hope, faith, and renewal. Eriksen searches to find meaning in all that has been lost and all that has been wasted.--Ron Kovic, author of Born on the Fourth of July His is a complex, subtle portrait of what makes the warrior spirit-whether fighting for his country abroad or fighting for peace at home . . . Marcus Eriksen, a hero indeed, speaks for soldiers everywhere when he writes of the need for peace.--Susan Larson, New Orleans Times-Picayune A Homeric epic that starts at the top of the United States, plummets to the depths of the Gulf War, and probes the soul of a man.--John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Marcus Eriksen is a natural writer. His memoir cuts to the core of the great dilemma of what it means to be an American man.--Gerald Nicosia, author of Home to War All politicians considering war as a policy tool--especially those with no personal military experience--should read this book, and take special note of Marcus Eriksen's epiphany as he wandered with his brother amongst Iraqi corpses during the Gulf War. 'I'm glad it wasn't us, ' says his brother. Eriksen, with the added perspective of the current Iraq War, finds devastating precision for his response: 'But it was.' The futility and tragedy of war is made agonizingly clear by the inspirational journeys recounted with searing elegance in My River Home.--Peter Laufer, author of Mission Rejected: U. S. Soldiers Say No to Iraq Eriksen is honest and reflective about the way his character has been formed . . . a complex, subtle portrait of what makes the warrior spirit--whether fighting for his country abroad or fighting for peace at home. So when he talks about what we owe our servicemen--our time and attention, first of all--it has the ring of conviction and wisdom . . . Marcus Eriksen, a hero indeed, speaks for soldiers everywhere when he writes of the need for peace.--Times-Picayune (New Orleans)