Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped

Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow

In Boom!, Tom Brokaw, one of Americaâ€™s premier journalists and the acclaimed author of The Greatest Generation, gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America: the tumultuous Sixties. The voices and stories of both famous people and ordinary citizens come together in this â€œvirtual reunionâ€ as Brokaw takes us on a memorable journey through a remarkable time, exploring how individuals and the national mood were affected by a controversial era and showing how the aftershocks of the Sixties continue to resound in our lives today. In the reflections of a generation, Brokaw also discovers lessons that might guide us in the years ahead. Race, politics, war, feminism, popular culture, and music are all delved into here. Brokaw explores how members of this generation have gone on to bring activism and a Sixties mindset into individual entrepreneurship , as we hear stories of how this formative decade has shaped our perspectives on business, the environment, politics, family, and our national existence. Remarkable in its insights, wonderfully written and reported, this revealing book lets us join in these frank conversations about America then, now, and tomorrow.

Praise for Boom!

â€œTom Brokaw does an excellent job of capturing an exciting, controversial period in American history and Boom! is a worthy addition to his growing canon.â€â€“New York Post

â€œ[Tom Brokaw] approaches this magnum opus with warmth, curiosity and conviction, the same attributes that worked so well for his Greatest Generation.â€
â€“The New York Times

â€œ[A] verbal scrapbook of the Sixties . . . [Boom! shows] that the eraâ€™s core issuesâ€“racism, womenâ€™s rights, a nation-dividing warâ€“remain central today, and that the values boomers championed havenâ€™t yet gone bust.â€
â€“People (four stars)

â€œPacked with memorable people, places, events . . . A â€˜virtual reunionâ€™ of 1960s folks telling what they did back then, where theyâ€™ve been since and how they assess that tumultuous decade.â€
â€“Chicago Tribune

â€œGenuinely fascinating recollections . . . plenty of memorable anecdotes.â€
â€“The Wall Street Journal
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780812975116
Color Red
ReleaseDate 2008-10-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812975116

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780812975116
Color	Red
ReleaseDate	2008-10-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812975116

Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow

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