The Good TimesPulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker offers readers a second volume of memoirs--a sequel to his bestselling Growing Up--which begins in 1947 when he lands a $30-a-week job with the Baltimore Sun. The stirring story of a man who made it with dignity and his values intact--now available in paperback, just in time for Father's Day. |
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User Review - glade1 - LibraryThingThis was a nice, readable, enjoyable account of Baker's early adulthood, with fun glimpses into the world of newspapers in the mid-twentieth century. Baker frames the story with discussion of his ... Read full review
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User Review - CoraJoanBurgett - LibraryThingPulitzer Prize winning reporter talks about growing up in Baltimore MD in the 50'd; his first jobs as a reporter, and the famous people that he has covered. Read full review
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| Title | The Good Times |
| Author | Russell Baker |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Group, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0451172302, 9780451172303 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General |
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