Tom Brokaw interviews a number of WWII veterans about their war experiences and how their lives were changed after they gt back to the states. The stories told are very interesting, as well as their perspectives on their lives and how the world has changed since that time.

This book is the first of it's kind written in a new journalistic format and also to delve into the counter-culture that was the Hippies. Tom Wolfe spent a large amount of time with Ken Kasey and his band of Merry Pranksters as they toured the country in a bus. A number of well-known artists are mentioned in this book, including Jerry Garcia and Mountain Girl, Wavy Gravy, and Timothy Leary.