The greatest generation [large print] / Tom Brokaw.
"he instant classic that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans, from the beloved journalist whose own iconic career has lasted more than fifty years. In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage, sacrifice, and honor. From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary citizens, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed it: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Settle Putney, one of the first black women to serve in the newly formed WACs; Charles Van Gorder, a doctor who set up a MASH-like medical facility in the middle of battle, then opened a small clinic in his hometown; Navy pilot and future president George H. W. Bush, assigned to read the mail of the enlisted men under him, who says that in doing so he "learned about life"; and many other laudable Americans. To this generation that gave so much and asked so little, Brokaw offers eloquent tribute in true stories of everyday heroes in extraordinary times.-- Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375705694
- ISBN: 0375705694
- ISBN: 9780783884783
- ISBN: 0783884788
- Physical Description: xxxvi, 511 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Published by Random House Large Print in association with Random House, 1998.
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- Formatted Contents Note:
- Generations xvii -- Time of Their Lives 1 -- Ordinary People -- Thomas and Eileen Broderick 19 -- Charles O. Van Gorder, MD 31 -- Wesley Ko 47 -- James and Dorothy Dowling 57 -- Rev. Harry Reginald "Reg" Hammond 69 -- Lloyd Kilmer 77 -- Gordon Larsen 89 -- ROMEO Club--Retired Old Men Eating Out -- John "Lefty" Caulfield 99 -- Home Front -- Charles Briscoe 113 -- Dorothy Haener 123 -- Heroes -- Bob Bush 133 -- Joe Foss 147 -- Leonard "Bud" Lomell 161 -- Woman in Uniform and Out -- Colonel Mary Hallaren 177 -- General Jeanne Holm 177 -- Three Woman and How They Served -- Marion Rivers Nittel 193 -- Claudine "Scottie" Lingelbach 193 -- Alison Ely Campbell 193 -- Margaret Ray Ringenberg 211 -- Mary Louise Roberts Wilson 223 -- Shame -- Martha Settle Putney 237 -- Johnnie Holmes 249 -- Luis Armijo 261 -- Nao Takasugi 277 -- Norman Mineta 277 -- Love, Marriage, and Commitment -- John and Peggy Assenzio 301 -- Dumbos 311 -- Gaylord and Carrie Lee Nelson 323 -- Jeanette Gagne Norton 333 -- Daphne Cavin 333 -- Famous People -- George Bush 355 -- Ben Bradlee 363 -- Art Buchwald 371 -- Andy Rooney 379 -- Julia Child 387 -- Gertrude Belle "Trudy" Elion 391 -- Chesterfield Smith 399 -- Al Neuharth 413 -- Maurice "Hank" Greenberg 413 -- Arena -- Mark Hatfield 435 -- Robert Dole 445 -- Daniel Inouye 457 -- Caspar Weinberger 467 -- Lloyd Cutler 477 -- George Shultz 483 -- Arthur Schlesinger 483 -- Ed Guthman 493 -- Twilight of Their Lives 497.
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| Old Fort Branch Library | LP 940.54 BRO (Text) | 37810460009987 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
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"he instant classic that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans, from the beloved journalist whose own iconic career has lasted more than fifty years. In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage, sacrifice, and honor. From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary citizens, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed it: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Settle Putney, one of the first black women to serve in the newly formed WACs; Charles Van Gorder, a doctor who set up a MASH-like medical facility in the middle of battle, then opened a small clinic in his hometown; Navy pilot and future president George H. W. Bush, assigned to read the mail of the enlisted men under him, who says that in doing so he "learned about life"; and many other laudable Americans. To this generation that gave so much and asked so little, Brokaw offers eloquent tribute in true stories of everyday heroes in extraordinary times.--
