Looking for My Country by Robert Macneil
From his start at Reuters News Agency in London to his position as longtime coanchor of the highly acclaimed MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, Robert MacNeil was witness to many of the events that shaped the last century-the construction of the Berlin Wall, Kennedy's election and assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Watergate. In this insightful memoir he chronicles his life's path, from a Canadian upbringing to his career as a world-class journalist.With charm and warmth, but also with a piercing eye on the century, MacNeil looks at the meaning of patriotism, nationalism, and home, and explains why he made the decision finally to become an American citizen.An unassuming, nicely qualified valentine to his adopted country, a book that feels Canadian in tone and like a New Yorker's in spirit. Which makes perhaps the best argument for one of MacNeil's points-that there are, after all, many ways to be American.--Newsday
Robert MacNeil is the author of two volumes of nonfiction and three novels, including, most recently, Breaking News, and the coauthor of The Story of English. MacNeil grew up in Nova Scotia, the setting for his bestselling memoir Wordstruck. He now divides his time between Halifax and New York City.
MacNeil, Robert: - ROBERT MacNEIL was the coanchor of PBS's MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour until his retirement in 1995. He has written two volumes of memoirs and three novels. MacNeil grew up in Nova Scotia, the setting for his bestselling memoir Wordstruck. He now divides his time between Halifax and New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385507813 |
| ISBN 10 | 038550781X |
| Title | Looking for My Country |
| Author | Robert Macneil |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Nan A. Talese |
| Year published | 2003-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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