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Never give up : a prairie family's story  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

Never give up : a prairie family's story

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.

Item details

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

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: Brokaw, Red 1912-1982
Brokaw, Tom Family
Broucard family
Families Biography
South Dakota History
South Dakota Biography
Brokaw, Tom
Broucard family
Families
South Dakota
Genre: Biographies.
Large print books.
Large print books.
History.
Biographies.
Biography.
Large print books.

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Athens Regional Library System:
      Danielsville/Madison County Library
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Flint River Regional Library System:
      J. Joel Edwards Public Library
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      Perry Branch Library
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      Cordele-Crisp Carnegie Library
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Northwest Georgia Regional Library:
      Calhoun-Gordon County Library
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      Pulaski County Library
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Ohoopee Regional Library System:
      Vidalia-Toombs County Library
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      Harris County Public Library
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      LaGrange Memorial Library
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