Alistair Cooke's America - 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

For more than sixty years Alistair Cooke wrote and broadcast on every facet of American life with incomparable wit and wisdom. This is his ‘personal history’ of America, the best-selling book that accompanied his legendary BBC television series which was first broadcast in November 1972. It has sold over two million copies and has emerged through tumultuous times to become regarded as a classic. It is an irresistibly readable guide to what has made this powerful democracy work and survive through 200 years. Alistair writes with authority about the explorers who put their new-found land on the map, the pioneers who tamed the Wild West, the soldiers who fought for independence, the slaves who fled north, the tycoons who built fortunes and the immigrants that sought a new life. From the Mayflower to the gold rush, the jazz age to Pearl Harbor, with portraits of figures as varied as Buffalo Bill, John D. Rockefeller and Martin Luther King Jr., here is the American story in all its triumphs and failures, grandeurs and tragedies. It is the defining portrait of a nation. This anniversary edition includes the reflective note to the reader that Alistair Cooke wrote in 2002.

General

Imprint:	Amberley Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2023
Authors:	Alistair Cooke
Foreword by:	Justin Webb
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-398-11453-1
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-398-11453-7
Barcode:	9781398114531

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