Never give up [large print] : a prairie family's story

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Title:

Author:

Brokaw, Tom, author.

Edition:

First large print edition.

Publication Date:

2023

Publication Information:

New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]

Physical Description:

xii, 138 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780593743881

Abstract:

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.

Contents:

Part I. Bristol, South Dakota -- Anthony Orville Brokaw- "Red" -- The Brokaw house -- Oscar and Red -- Winter journeys and hard days -- A pair of Sorrels -- A perfect match-man and machine -- The Conleys -- Courtship, the Depression, and World War II -- The Black Hills ordnance depot -- Part II. Building the Ft Randall Dam -- Part III. Yankton and Meredith -- Atlanta and NBC -- Saddle up for the trip ahead -- Epilogue.

Personal Subject:

Brokaw, Red, 1912-1982.

Brokaw, Tom-Family.

Broucard family.

Subject Term:

Families -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

South Dakota -- History.

South Dakota -- Biography.

Genre:

Large print books.

Biography.