The Americans: Letters from America 1969–1979

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The Americans: Letters from America 1969–1979

â€œReading [Cooke] is like spending an evening with him: you may have heard it all before, but never told with such grace and sparkle.â€ â€”The New York Times Book Review

As the voice of the BBCâ€™s Letter from America for close to six decades, Alistair Cooke addressed several millions of listeners on five continents. They tuned in every Friday evening or Sunday morning to listen to his erudite and entertaining reports on life in the United States. According to Lord Hill of Luton, chairman of the BBC, Cooke had â€œa virtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human terms.â€

That virtuosity is displayed to great effect in this essential collection of Cookeâ€™s letters, covering a momentous decade in American history.

Always entertaining, provocative, and enlightening, the master broadcaster reports on an extraordinarily diverse range of topics, from Vietnam, Watergate, and the constitutional definition of free speech to the jogging craze and the pleasures of a family Christmas in Vermont. He eulogizes Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, pays an affectionate and moving tribute to Duke Ellington, and treats readers to a night at the opera with Jimmy Carter.

Alistair Cooke was one of the twentieth centuryâ€™s most influential reporters and, according to Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning journalist James Reston, the â€œbest story-teller in America.â€ This captivating collection includes some of Cookeâ€™s most memorable insights into American history and culture.

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-03
Format	Kindle eBook

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