John Darnton on His Memoir, Almost a Family
The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 21, 2011
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist John Darnton discusses his memoir Almost a Family, about what happened to his family when his father, a war correspondent for The New York Times, was killed in World War II when John was just eleven months old. He explores the powerful myth of the father-hero who gave his life for his family, country, and for journalism.
