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    Tom Brokaw
    Tom Brokaw
    Tom Brokaw
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    Tom Brokaw

    By Patrick Bunker

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    Tom Brokaw

    The Inspirational Life Story of Tom Brokaw;
    Pioneer, Patriot, and One of the World Most Well-Known News Broadcasters

    By Patrick Bunker

    In order to better understand Tom Brokaw, it is important to understand the history of the American Dakota states. During the late 19th century this area was still seen as one of the great American frontiers. It was home to the native Sioux people and their legendary leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, who hunted and warred from the backs of plain’s land ponies. The indigenous Sioux were forced out by white settlers who came in their droves to grab their little parcel of rich farmland and Dakota was divided into North Dakota and South Dakota. Tom's ascendants moved to the area that would eventually become South Dakota.
    Tom's father, Anthony Orville Brokaw, (Red) was the youngest of ten siblings and born on October 1912. His parents, William and Elizabeth Brokaw, were in turn successors of Richard P. Brokaw who had come to South Dakota by wagon train after the Civil War. Richard P. was the descendant of Huguenots who had ended up in New York after leaving France. Protestant Huguenots were followers of John Calvin's writings and held a great deal of power even though massively outnumbered by Catholic believers. Eventually Louis XIV issued the Edict of Fontainebleau which effectively made all forms of Protestantism illegal. Around half a million Huguenots fled to avoid forced conversion and ended up scattered across Protestant European countries and English colonies in North America.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummary Station
    Release dateJun 19, 2017
    ISBN9781370907816
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      Tom Brokaw - Patrick Bunker

      Tom Brokaw

      The Inspirational Life Story of Tom Brokaw;

      Pioneer, Patriot, and One of the World Most Well-Known News Broadcasters

      By Patrick Bunker

      Copyright © 2015 by Patrick Bunker

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

      without the express written permission of the publisher

      except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2015

      Smashwords Edition

      Table of Contents

      The History of Tom Brokaw’s Dakota Home

      The Brokaw Family Heritage

      The Brokaw Family Moves to Find Work

      Tom Takes a Liking to the Broadcasting World

      Tom Brokaw the Athlete

      Tom Begins To Explore the Countryside

      Introduction to the Big City and Television

      Tom Finds Work on the Local Radio Station

      Tom Becomes Interested in Political Matters

      Tom’s College Years

      Tom Brokaw’s Professional Broadcasting Career

      Thanks for Reading

      About the Author

      The History of Tom Brokaw’s Dakota Home

      In order to better understand Tom Brokaw, it is important to understand the history of the American Dakota states. During the late 19th century this area was still seen as one of the great American frontiers. It was home to the native Sioux people and their legendary leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, who hunted and warred from the backs of plain’s land ponies. The indigenous Sioux were forced out by white settlers who came in their droves to grab their little parcel of rich farmland and Dakota was divided into North Dakota and South Dakota. Tom's ascendants moved to the area that would eventually become South Dakota.

      Tom's father, Anthony Orville Brokaw, (Red) was the youngest of ten siblings and born on October 1912. His parents, William and Elizabeth Brokaw, were in turn successors of Richard P. Brokaw who had come to South Dakota by wagon train after the Civil War. Richard P. was the descendant of Huguenots who had ended up in New York after leaving France. Protestant Huguenots were followers of John Calvin's writings and held a great deal of power even though massively outnumbered by Catholic believers. Eventually Louis XIV issued the Edict of Fontainebleau which effectively made all forms of Protestantism illegal. Around half a million Huguenots fled to avoid forced conversion and ended up scattered across Protestant European countries and English colonies in North America.

      Richard Brokaw worked on bringing the

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