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Never give up : [large print] a prairie family's story / Tom Brokaw.

Brokaw, Tom, (author.).

Summary:

In this heartfelt story of his own family's greatest generation: his parents, the legendary broadcast journalist relates his mother's can-do spirit and his father's philosophy of 'never give up', which enabled them to survive the Great Depression and WWII and help build the American century.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593743881
ISBN: 0593743881
Physical Description: xii, 138 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: First large print edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Bristol, South Dakota -- Anthony Orville Brokaw : "Red" -- Brokaw House -- Oscar and Red -- Winter journeys and hard days -- A pair of Sorrels -- A perfect match : man and machine -- Conleys -- Courtship, the Depression, and World War II -- Black Hills Ordnance Depot -- Building the Fort Randall Dam -- Yankton and Meredith -- Atlanta and NBC -- Saddle up for the trip ahead.