Stories of Elders, Veronica Kirin
Stories of Elders, Veronica Kirin
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Stories of Elders
What the Greatest Generation Knows about Technology that You Don't

Author: Veronica Kirin

Narrator: Veronica Kirin

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/30/2018


Synopsis

America’s Greatest Generation (born before 1945) witnessed incredible changes in technology and social progress. From simple improvements in entertainment to life-changing medical advances, technology changed the way they live, work, and identify. Sadly, with each passing year, fewer members of the Greatest Generation remain alive to share their wisdom as the last Americans to grow up before the digital revolution.
In 2015, Millennial author and cultural anthropologist Veronica Kirin drove 12,000 miles across more than 40 states to interview the last living members of the Greatest Generation. Stories of Elders is the result of her years of work to capture and share their perspective for generations to come.
Stories of Elders preserves the wisdom, thoughts, humor, knowledge, and advice of the people who make up one of America’s finest generations, including the Silent Generation. Their stories include the devastation that came from major events in U.S. history like World War I, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and World War II.
The Greatest Generation (many of whom are now centenarians) saw the routine use of airplanes, cars, microwave ovens, telephones, radios, electricity, and the Internet come to fruition in their lifetimes. Their childhoods were simple, relying on outdoors games and their imagination for fun. How they went to school, pursued their careers, and raised their kids was radically different than the way we live today.
By chronicling more than 8,000 years of life lived during the most transitional time in American history, Stories of Elders offers old-fashioned wisdom and insight for America’s future generations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gregory on December 04, 2018

A historically significant look at American history, technology, and culture. In our digital world, it's not often that we consider the wisdom of the people who grew up in the decades before the things we now think of as essential to our lives. Seeing how Veronica Kirin was able to piece together and......more

Goodreads review by Joe on September 15, 2018

Veronica Kirin describes herself as a cultural anthropologist. In this book, she reports on her studies of the affects of technology between younger and older people. It is a gripping read about contrasts. What grabbed my attention was the idea of “the greatest generation”. I've heard of this before......more

Goodreads review by Gregory on September 28, 2018

A historically significant look at American history, technology, and culture. In our digital world, it's not often that we consider the wisdom of the people who grew up in the decades before the things we now think of as essential to our lives. Seeing how Veronica Kirin was able to piece together and......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 03, 2018

Very interesting read. Wonderful to see things from the oldest living generation's perspective. May our current and future decision makers take note!......more

Goodreads review by Bob on October 21, 2018

This book reports serious anthropological research, but in a clear, chatty style that’s enjoyable to read. The subject is modern American society, seen through the eyes of people who have lived through the greatest span of change in all humankind’s history: those born before 1945. She interviewed 10......more