First Blood
A thriller novel introducing a young Vietnam veteran, Rambo, who drifts into a Kentucky town. A confrontation with a local sheriff escalates into a guerrilla‑style manhunt in the woods, exploring trauma, survival, and the collision of counterculture drifters with small‑town authority.
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Ranked #216 of 1942 · 252 pages · Published 1972
Mentioned 4× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 4 episodes, most recently on Oct 8, 2025.
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Book data: ISBN 9781590402283. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.