Deze Amerikaanse journalist en auteur staat bekend om zijn uitgebreide carrière in de televisiejournalistiek. Zijn werk wordt gekenmerkt door een focus op nieuwdocumentaires en het presenteren van belangrijke avondjournaals. Hij verkende een breed scala aan onderwerpen en werkte mee aan diverse tijdschriften. Zijn geschreven werk omvat boeken die zijn onderzoeks- en verteltalenten naar het geschreven woord brengen.
The NBC news anchor and former White House correspondent evaluates the American dream of the past, present and future as experienced by four generations of his and other families. (United States history). By the best-selling author of Boom!. Simultaneous.
"Some of the letters were written from the front during the war, or from families to their loved ones in harm's way in distant places. There were firsthand accounts of battles and poignant reflections on loneliness, exuberant expressions of love and sorrow. When I wrote about the men and women who came out of the Depression, who won great victories and made lasting sacrifices in World War II and then returned home to begin building the world we have today."
Tom Brokaw goes out into America, to tell the stories of men and women ofThe Great Depression and the Second World War.
Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties
The book offers insightful reflections on America and the American experience, drawn from the author's extensive career in journalism spanning over fifty years. Through personal observations and experiences, the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation delves into the evolving landscape of American society, exploring themes of resilience, identity, and the nation's historical journey. This work combines personal anecdotes with broader cultural commentary, providing a unique perspective on what it means to be American.
"Tom Brokaw is known as one of the hardest-working, most successful people in broadcast journalism. His success is attributed to his work ethic, his instinct for identifying the significance of the news in the lives of ordinary people, and his reputation for always showing up for others. In this heartfelt family story, Tom shows the values and lessons he absorbed from his ancestors, parents, and others who settled in South Dakota and worked hard to build lives on the prairie during the first half of the twentieth century. At the center of this story is Red Brokaw, Tom's father, who left school in the third grade. At the end of his life, Red surprised his family by recording his memories about the Brokaw ancestors who obtained land in South Dakota under the Lend-Lease plan and started a hotel called the Brokaw House. As a boy Red worked there, and then on construction jobs, developing a talent for machines. At a high school play, he fell in love with the girl playing the lead, Jean, whose father had lost the family farm during the Depression. They married, and struggled financially. Their son Tom was born in 1940, and two other sons followed. Red had a philosophy: Never give up. Never complain. After the war, Red got his big break. The Army Corps of Engineers began to build great projects, including dams across the Missouri River, magnificent structures like the Fort Randall and the Gavins Point dams. Red rose to become a Foreman on the dam project, and the Brokaws moved to towns created to house workers, where the family became part of a vibrant community life"-- Provided by publisher
"The last year of the Nixon presidency was filled with power politics, legal jiu-jitsu and high-stakes showdowns, with head-shaking surprises every day. Tom Brokaw, the NBC News White House correspondent during the final year of Watergate, gives us a close-up, personal account of the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president. Brokaw writes, 'Even now, almost half a century later, I am astonished by what the country went through, and I wanted to share press stories from the inside looking out -- what it was like to be on call 24/7, the twists and turns, the laughs and tensions during this historic time.'"-- Provided by publisher
