The time of our lives
(Large Print)
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, 2011.
ISBN
9780739326831, 073932683X
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Brokaw, Tom.
Large type books.
National characteristics, American.
Social problems -- United States.
Television journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Television news anchors -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Brokaw, Tom.
Large type books.
National characteristics, American.
Social problems -- United States.
Television journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Television news anchors -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, 2011.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
xxvi, 370 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780739326831, 073932683X
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
The author, known for his landmark work in American journalism and for his other books, The Greatest Generation, and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America's greatness. "What happened to the America I thought I knew?" he writes. "Have we simply wandered off course, but only temporarily? Or have we allowed ourselves to be so divided that we are easy prey for hijackers who could steer us onto a path to a crash landing? I do have some thoughts, original and inspired by others, for our journey into the heart of a new century." Rooted in the values, lessons, and verities of generations past and of his South Dakota upbringing, he weaves together stories of Americans who are making a difference and personal stories from his own family history, to engage us in a conversation about our country and to offer ideas for how we can revitalize the promise of the American Dream. Inviting us to foster a rebirth of family, community, and civic engagement as profound as the one that won World War II, built our postwar prosperity, and ushered in the Civil Rights era, he traces the changes in modern life, in values, education, public service, housing, the Internet, and more, that have transformed our society in the decades since the age of thrift in which he was raised. Offering ideas from Americans who are change agents in their communities, he gives us a book that is a vision of hopefulness in an age of dimished expectations.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brokaw, T. (2011). The time of our lives . Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brokaw, Tom. 2011. The Time of Our Lives. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brokaw, Tom. The Time of Our Lives Random House Large Print, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brokaw, Tom. The Time of Our Lives Random House Large Print, 2011.
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