Tom Brokaw
Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Collects letters sent to the author in response to "The Greatest Generation," his tribute to the generation of Americans who fought in World War II and came home to build a new America during the post war era.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 314 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the "greatest generation" of Americans, from the Great Depression to the Bataan Death March and beyond, in a series of biographical profiles that chronicle the experiences of ordinary Americans who became caught up in historic twentieth-century events.