A Long Way from Home
Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties
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- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2003
Summary
Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties
Reflections on America and the American experience as he has lived and observed it by the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, whose iconic career in journalism has spanned more than fifty years.
From his parents’ life in the Thirties, on to his boyhood along the Missouri River and on the prairies of South Dakota in the Forties, into his early journalism career in the Fifties and the t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375759352 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375759352 |
| Author: | Tom Brokaw |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 187g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 10mm |
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“[A] love letter to the … people and places that enriched a ‘Tom Sawyer boyhood.’ Brokaw … has a knack for delivering quirky observations on small-town life… . Bottom line: Tom’s terrific.”—People
“Breezy and straightforward … much like the assertive TV newsman himself.”—Los Angeles Times
“Brokaw writes with disarming honesty.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Brokaw evokes a sense of community, a pride of citizenship, and a confidence in American ideals that will impress his readers.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
About The Author
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw is the author of seven bestsellers- The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, Boom!, The Time of Our Lives, A Long Way from Home, and A Lucky Life Interrupted. A native of South Dakota, he graduated from the University of South Dakota, and began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored Today on NBC. He was the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1983 to 2005. He continues to report for NBC News, producing long-form documentaries and providing expertise during breaking news events. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, three Peabody Awards, and several Emmys, including one for lifetime achievement. In 2014, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He lives in New York and Montana.
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