Book Discussion: Boom! The Voices of the Sixties (hybrid)
Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chester County History Center, 19380
Description
Join the discussion!
The bi-monthly CCHC book group has selected this book by Tom Brokaw, who brings years of journalistic insight to this publication.
“One minute it was Ike and the man in the grey flannel suit, and the next minute it was time to 'turn on, tune in, drop out.'"
Boom! gives us what Brokaw sees as a virtual reunion of some members of “the class of ’68,” offering wise and moving reflections and frank personal remembrances about people’s lives during a time of high ideals and profound social, political, and individual change. What were the gains, what were the losses? Who were the winners, who were the losers? As they look back decades later, what do members of the Sixties generation think really mattered in that tumultuous time, and what will have meaning going forward?
Remarkable in its insights, profoundly moving, wonderfully written and reported, this revealing portrait of a generation and of an era, and of the impact of the 1960s on our lives today, lets us be present at this reunion ourselves, and join in these frank conversations about America then, now, and tomorrow.”– excerpt from Amazon
This is a hybrid discussion. Onsite participants meet at Chester County History Center. A Zoom link will be provided to virtual participants a few days in advance. Participation is Pay As You Wish. All donations support the mission of CCHC and are greatly appreciated.
Location
Chester County History Center, 19380