Alistair Cooke's America.
| Author/creator | Cooke, Alistair author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [1st ed.]. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. |
| Distribution | [New York] : [Distributed by Random House] |
| Description | 400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | America |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Physical medium | polychrome |
| Series | Borzoi books |
| Contents | Prologue. A passage to America -- The new-found land -- A home away from home -- Making revolution -- Inventing a nation -- Gone west -- Firebell in the night -- Domesticating a wilderness -- Money on the land -- The huddled masses -- The promise fulfilled, the promise broken -- The arsenal -- Epilogue. The more abundant life. |
| Abstract | A tour of American life and history based on Cooke's television series on the nation's growth and development and illustrated with photographs, cartoons, prints, and paintings. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 73007268 |
| ISBN | 0394487265 |
| ISBN | 9780394487267 |
| ISBN | 0563121823 |
| ISBN | 9780563121824 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E178.C755 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |