Reviews for On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star

The average rating for On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-03-03 00:00:00 Mark Mcgough I'm sure this book was hard to write and that made it a little hard to read. As some reviewers have noted, Dickerson is writing about his mother and that makes him to close to the subject to be totally objective. However, he knows that and objectivity isn't a goal. Instead, we see his understanding of his mother as a human being develop throughout the book, probably much like it did within him toward the end of her life and after her death. Because of my own conflicted feelings about my mother (who is not famous), I read this book slowly due to the reflection it spawned in me. I'm a hard rater and this is a good book, but not great. The dates can feel a little difficult to follow at times as the author moves from his mother's life to his own. It helps to have some basic knowledge of 60s political figures.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-12-27 00:00:00 Caleb Dockter Always read John Dickerson's columns on Slate, so thought I would check out this book. Really interesting from many vantage points - it's the story of a man who follows in his mother's footsteps to become a White House correspondent, the story of a woman struggling to reconcile career and family, the story of an era when a reporter could throw lavish parties for her sources and have them hashing out key policies until daybreak. Nancy Dickerson went on a few dates with JFK before he married, was very close with Lyndon Johnson, and got the inside scoop on the White House many times through charm, initiative, and, well, gumption. If any of that sounds appealing to you, check out this book.