Looking for My Country: Finding Myself in America

To some degree, we are all products of place...even those of us who spend significant portions of our lives moving from one place to another. In this slim volume, veteran journalist Robert MacNeil recounts his growing-up years in Canada, his move to Britain in the mid-twenties for work in print and broadcast outlets, his return trip across the pond to work for NBC, and eventual teaming with Jim Lehrer for public television's evening news program. MacNeil recalls the great events of the era that he witnessed from a newsman's front seat, including the building of the Berlin Wall, JFK's assassination, and the destruction of the World Trade Center....and also shares the joys and heartaches of family life through the decades. But the dominant theme in this volume is MacNeil's long search for a place that he truly could call home. His decision to become a citizen of the United States, after more than three decades of residency here, is explained with MacNeil's usual insight, warmth and grace.--William C. Hall