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Boom! voices of the sixties : personal reflections on the '60s and today

Redefines the tumultuous 1960s, a decade that saw the rise of the rebellious children of the greatest generation, to reveal how American social, political, economic, and cultural institutions were transformed by an era of dramatic change.

Main Author: Brokaw, Tom.
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House Audio, p2007.
Edition: Abridged.
Subjects:
Brokaw, Tom.
Social change > United States > History > 20th century.
National characteristics, American.
Nineteen sixties.
Journalists > Biography.
United States > History > 1961-1969.
United States > History > 1961-1969 > Biography.
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
Summary: Redefines the tumultuous 1960s, a decade that saw the rise of the rebellious children of the greatest generation, to reveal how American social, political, economic, and cultural institutions were transformed by an era of dramatic change.
Item Description: Compact disc.
Subtitle from container.
Physical Description: 5 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9780739340752
0739340751
Author Notes: Tom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in political science. He began his journalism career in Omaha & 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's been the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw since 1983. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, a Peabody Award, and several Emmys. He is the author of the bestselling books "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Generation Speaks". He lives in New York and Montana.

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