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.
Noted broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw revisits the turbulent 1960s through incisive interviews with others who were there (and who survived), to provide a fresh account of a period of history that without any doubt changed America and Americans. Brokaw frames his account of the political and popular culture of the time with his own life story. And though he was not a member of the counterculture, his interviews with the likes of Mark Rudd, Gloria Steinem, Berry Gordy, and James Taylor, among others, are fleshed out by generous context from Brokaw's present perspective. As he did in his bestselling THE GREATEST GENERATION, Brokaw tells the story of an era through the personal lives of its participants, as he follows the Ed Murrow model using a timely "you are there" style.
- Genre: History
- Subgenre: United States / 20th Century
- Publisher: Random House, Inc.
- Pages: 662
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Release Date: October 7, 2008
- Date Published: October 7, 2008
- Author: Tom Brokaw