A True Blood is the story of Shaky Jake Prescott, a survivor. He came of age during the turbulent 1960s, a time when race, politics, drugs, and war produced bitter divisions in America. Caught between integration and revolution, Shaky Jake tries to remain neutral; his only desire is to be a star in the NFL. But the dynamics of change force him to choose between his dream and his dignity. His choice lands him in Vietnam where those same issues become enemies more deadly than the Vietcong. A True Blood is the story of the cost of war and its everlasting effects; it is the story of one man’s struggle to reclaim his soul.