After Yale, Charles R. Eisendrath dropped out of law school to become a journalist. He remained one as Time correspondent in Washington, London and Paris, bureau chief in Buenos Aires and professor at the University of Michigan. Freelance work has appeared on NPR and in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, International Herald-Tribune and The Atlantic. At Michigan, Eisendrath founded Wallace House. It includes the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships, one of the nation's leading mid-career professional programs, and The Livingston Awards, widely known as "the Pulitzer Prize for the young." Director of the program from 1986-2016, he raised a $60 million endowment to permanently support the Fellowships, and was founding director of the Prizes. In the culinary world, Eisendrath is known for founding Grillworks, Inc. and the patented device that helped re-introduce Americans to cooking over wood. The company is now owned by his eldest son, Ben. Mark, two years younger, is an artist. Eisendrath and his wife, Julia, live in Ann Arbor and East Jordan, Michigan.
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR DOWNSTREAM FROM HERE"Charles Eisendrath has long been considered a reporter's reporter, but with Downstream from Here he takes us on a lyrical and altogether enchanting journey through a rich life of family, nature, farms, fish and fun. He reminds us to ignore the deadlines and breathe boldly." --TOM BROKAW"An amazing, beautifully written and unusual memoir." --KEN AULETTA, author, Annals of Communications columnist for the New Yorker"Prepare to be inspired." --JEFF DANIELS"... a joy!" --ELLEN GOODMAN"...what really is fulfillment? You'll leave this book in a better place to find it." --DAVID GREENE, co-host of NPR"Eisendrath offers us an eclectic collection of essays that highlight the value of place in our emotional lives." --CLARENCE PAGE, author, columnist, editorial board member of the Chicago Tribune"...Eisendrath has written a memoir, a travel book, a study of nature, a poem about longing, achievements, disappointments and, ultimately, joy." --DOUG STANTON, author, co-founder of The National Writers Series"... a paean to place and to family..." --ARI WEINZWEIG, author, co-founding partner, Zingerman's community of businesses
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