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Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom

Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom

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  • Author：Carl Bernstein
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Summary

In this triumphant memoir， Carl Bernstein， the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of All the President’s Men 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。

In 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 Evening Star， the afternoon paper in Washington。 By nineteen， he was a reporter there。

In Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom， 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。”

Funny and exhilarating， poignant and frank， Chasing History is an extraordinary memoir of life on the cusp of adulthood for a determined young man with a dogged commitment to the truth。

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Reviews

David Mattingly ，

Chasing History by Carl Bernstein is scheduled to be published next week。 It is not only a great biography that tells the story of a high school student who joined the Washington Star as a copyboy but also the history of what was happening in Washington， DC during the early 1960s。 The story begins with Bernstein telling his story of a kid growing up in suburban Maryland， paying more attention to getting his foot in the door of the Star than getting his high school diploma much less thinking of c Chasing History by Carl Bernstein is scheduled to be published next week。 It is not only a great biography that tells the story of a high school student who joined the Washington Star as a copyboy but also the history of what was happening in Washington， DC during the early 1960s。 The story begins with Bernstein telling his story of a kid growing up in suburban Maryland， paying more attention to getting his foot in the door of the Star than getting his high school diploma much less thinking of college。 Bernstein joined the newsroom before reporters took on the role of celebrity or newsmaker。 The book is laced with names of Washington notables， national politicians， and Washington stores and restaurants which are long gone。The reader will find Chasing History an enjoyable and sometimes a lighthearted read and makes the reader think about how Bernstein made it to the big leagues of journalism。 If you enjoy history or are interested in journalism， I highly recommend you read Chasing History！Available January 11， 2022。 。。。more

Stacy ，

In Chasing History， Carl Berstein recalls his first years in the world of newspapers， working for the Washington Star in D。C。， starting at the age of 16。 It was the early 1960s， and he covered many significant events during his time there。This was a really intriguing look into the way newspapers worked back in the 1960s。 The book was a good blend of his personal life， professional life， and the news of the day。 There is quite a long epilogue if you want to know what happened to many of the peopl In Chasing History， Carl Berstein recalls his first years in the world of newspapers， working for the Washington Star in D。C。， starting at the age of 16。 It was the early 1960s， and he covered many significant events during his time there。This was a really intriguing look into the way newspapers worked back in the 1960s。 The book was a good blend of his personal life， professional life， and the news of the day。 There is quite a long epilogue if you want to know what happened to many of the people mentioned in the book after its end。Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book。 。。。more

Rose ，

Chasing History is a story about the newspaper business。 Carl Berstein started as a copyboy when he was a teenager。 He learned from every job at the newspaper about how to be a good reporter。 This is a story of sadly a past time。 Newspapers are going out of business regularly。 The production of newspapers has evolved but no seems to be reading them。 This is sad。 Also there was a time when you got a job and showed aptitude a business would let you learn on the job。 This also seems to be a thing o Chasing History is a story about the newspaper business。 Carl Berstein started as a copyboy when he was a teenager。 He learned from every job at the newspaper about how to be a good reporter。 This is a story of sadly a past time。 Newspapers are going out of business regularly。 The production of newspapers has evolved but no seems to be reading them。 This is sad。 Also there was a time when you got a job and showed aptitude a business would let you learn on the job。 This also seems to be a thing of the past。This book is a good story of what it was like in the 1960s。 I really enjoyed it。 Too bad those days are gone。Thank you to #goodreads， @CarlBernstein， and @HenryHoltbooks for a copy of this book。 。。。more

Steve Essick ，

If I had to pick one word to describe Carl Bernstein’s new memoir， #ChasingHistory， it would be “exhilarating “。 There wasn’t a page in the book where I didn’t feel Bernstein’s exuberance in working for a newspaper and his sheer joy translates to a rousing reading experience 。 It starts with its subtitle， “ A Kid In The Newsroom “ ， which more aptly describes the book you’re about to read。 The story covers Mr。 Bernstein’s first years in journalism'， the early to mid plus sixties ， of which there If I had to pick one word to describe Carl Bernstein’s new memoir， #ChasingHistory， it would be “exhilarating “。 There wasn’t a page in the book where I didn’t feel Bernstein’s exuberance in working for a newspaper and his sheer joy translates to a rousing reading experience 。 It starts with its subtitle， “ A Kid In The Newsroom “ ， which more aptly describes the book you’re about to read。 The story covers Mr。 Bernstein’s first years in journalism'， the early to mid plus sixties ， of which there is plenty of history to chase。 Beginning his journalism career at The Washington Evening Times when he’s only a junior in high school， Bernstein learns the newspaper business with such gusto it’s a joy to read。 And the more you read'， the more you realize that the book’s title refers not only to the history being made in the sixties， but just as importantly， because of twenty four hour news cycles and social media， the history of newspaper journalism and the way it used to be。 Through his ups and downs， Mr Bernstein gives us an unbiased and joyous account of many of the events that turned him into the award winning journalist he became。 By all means do yourself a favor and discover what #ChasingHistory means for one very talented exhilarated man 。 。。。more

Beverly ，

I won a copy of this book on Goodreads First Reads。 This is a fascinating and well-written book。 I love memoirs and this is one of the best。

Isabel ，

An engaging perspective on history， you could feel like you were living in his shoes

Dave ，

Carl Bernstein is best known as the crack Watergate reporter played by Dustin Hoffman in All the President’s Men。 When you see a book about Bernstein， you immediately think Watergate。 However， what he offers us in this autobiographical sketch is something other then Watergate。 Rather， We Meet a young Carl a few years earlier， from his high school years at 16 through his newspaper apprenticeship as a copy boy and then a reporter until age 21 or roughly 1960 through 1965。What we readers get is two Carl Bernstein is best known as the crack Watergate reporter played by Dustin Hoffman in All the President’s Men。 When you see a book about Bernstein， you immediately think Watergate。 However， what he offers us in this autobiographical sketch is something other then Watergate。 Rather， We Meet a young Carl a few years earlier， from his high school years at 16 through his newspaper apprenticeship as a copy boy and then a reporter until age 21 or roughly 1960 through 1965。What we readers get is two things。 First， we get a coming-of-age story of young Carl， bored with high school， and fascinated by the newspaper business back when we had real journalism。 The story is how this young kid worked his way onto the reporting staff despite barely finishing high school and never finishing college。 On the way， we learn firsthand about the newspaper business。Secondly， by virtue of working at a newspaper in the nation’s capitol， Carl had a front-row seat to world-altering events from the launch of Sputnik to the electrifying voice of a young senator from Massachusetts， from the lunch counter civil rights sit-ins to the shocking demise of the young president。 Few of us had teenage years so intimately entwined with the great events of the day。Well-written， intriguing， and hard to put down， Bernstein’s autobiography limited as it is to a few exciting years is one you shouldn’t miss， particularly if you want to hear a firsthand perspective of the early years of the Sixties。 。。。more

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excited to start this！

Jill ，

I found myself engaged by this book in learning about the workings of reporting/publishing in this Washington， DC， newspaper's history plus biography of an interesting writer。 I recommend it for the storytelling and the history。 I found myself engaged by this book in learning about the workings of reporting/publishing in this Washington， DC， newspaper's history plus biography of an interesting writer。 I recommend it for the storytelling and the history。 。。。more

Jackie ，

Carl Bernstein is the storied partner of Bob Woodward， the Watergate investigative reporter。 Bernstein tells his story of being a young journalist in Washington， DC， and all the old-time newspaperman he worked for。 One would think that this would be a fascinating read， and a few sections are， such as his witnessing JFK's presidential election campaign stop at a suburban high school。 However， a good deal of the book is taken up with rather mundane recountings of people and places Bernstein encoun Carl Bernstein is the storied partner of Bob Woodward， the Watergate investigative reporter。 Bernstein tells his story of being a young journalist in Washington， DC， and all the old-time newspaperman he worked for。 One would think that this would be a fascinating read， and a few sections are， such as his witnessing JFK's presidential election campaign stop at a suburban high school。 However， a good deal of the book is taken up with rather mundane recountings of people and places Bernstein encounters over the years。 。。。more

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