Cronkite by Douglas Brinkley audiobook

Cronkite

By Douglas Brinkley
Read by George Guidall

HarperCollins 9781620900741
12.56 Hours Abridged
Format : CD (In Stock)
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    ISBN: 9798200791873

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Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon newly disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait. He also interviewed nearly two hundred of Cronkite’s closest friends and colleagues, including Andy Rooney, Leslie Stahl, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Les Moonves, Christiane Amanpour, Katie Couric, Bob Schieffer, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, and Morley Safer, using their voices to instill dignity and humanity in this study of one of America’s most beloved and trusted public figures.

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Summary

Summary

An Audie Award Finalist in 2013 for Best Narration

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite.

An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon newly disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait.

He also interviewed nearly two hundred of Cronkite’s closest friends and colleagues, including Andy Rooney, Leslie Stahl, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Les Moonves, Christiane Amanpour, Katie Couric, Bob Schieffer, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, and Morley Safer, using their voices to instill dignity and humanity in this study of one of America’s most beloved and trusted public figures.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“With the style and precision worthy of his subject, Douglas Brinkley’s biography of the late Walter Cronkite gives the icon his due…A keen, fair-minded book.”  San Francisco Chronicle
“This richly detailed and impeccably researched biography brings you into a vivid life…A full, frank, and fascinating portrait.” Newsday
“Magically transports the reader to a bygone era.” Boston Globe
“Brinkley offers plenty of details about the newsman’s life and times, and Guidall renders them as if he were conversing with the listener, not simply reading a book…[in an] easy-on-the-ears voice. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

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Author Bio: Douglas Brinkley

Author Bio: Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley is an acclaimed historian and award-winning author of many books, including six New York Times bestsellers. The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “America’s New Past Master.” His book The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He was awarded a Grammy for Presidential Suite and his two-volume, annotated Nixon Tapes recently won the Arthur S. Link–Warren F. Kuehl Prize. Other awards he has won include the Frances K. Hutchison Medal, Robin W. Winks Award for Enhancing Public Understanding of National Parks, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Lifetime Heritage Award. He is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates in American studies.

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Biography
Runtime: 12.56
Audience: Adult
Language: English