{"product_id":"chasing-history-a-kid-in-the-newsroom-9781250869890","title":"Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10373575\"\u003eCarl Bernstein\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.28w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250869890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250869897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO025000\"\u003eEditors, Journalists, Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS070060\"\u003eIndustries | Media \u0026amp; Communications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Bernstein \u003c\/b\u003eis the author or coauthor of a number of bestselling books, most notably \u003ci\u003eAll the President's Men\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Bob Woodward. He, Woodward, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking and investigating the Watergate story, which led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon and set the standard for modern investigative reporting. He is also the author of biographies of Pope John Paul II and Hillary Clinton and a memoir of his family's experiences during the McCarthy era. He is currently an on-air political analyst for CNN and a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt McDougal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44482450161901,"sku":"9781250869890","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_47ef1338-9101-4f4a-821f-1e4448d4d38f.jpg?v=1700762010","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/chasing-history-a-kid-in-the-newsroom-9781250869890","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}