{"product_id":"chasing-history-a-kid-in-the-newsroom-library-binding","title":"Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this triumphant memoir, Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAll the President's Men\u003c\/i\u003e and pioneer of investigative journalism, recalls his beginnings as an audacious teenage newspaper reporter in the nation's capital--a winning tale of scrapes, gumshoeing, and American bedlam.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1960, Bernstein was just a sixteen-year-old at considerable risk of failing to graduate high school. Inquisitive, self-taught--and, yes, truant--Bernstein landed a job as a copyboy at the \u003ci\u003eEvening Star\u003c\/i\u003e, the afternoon paper in Washington. By nineteen, he was a reporter there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom\u003c\/i\u003e, Bernstein recalls the origins of his storied journalistic career as he chronicles the Kennedy era, the swelling civil rights movement, and a slew of grisly crimes. He spins a buoyant, frenetic account of educating himself in what Bob Woodward describes as \"the genius of perpetual engagement.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and exhilarating, poignant and frank, \u003ci\u003eChasing History\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary memoir of life on the cusp of adulthood for a determined young man with a dogged commitment to the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 653\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157940834439,"sku":"9781432898656","price":58.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f746b0b0348f5b561ed4cac641673610.webp?v=1733254891","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/chasing-history-a-kid-in-the-newsroom-library-binding","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}