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245 00 a| Talk about Americah| [electronic resource]:b| 1951-1968;

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300 a| 268 p.;

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520 8 a| Annotationb| "There is never going to be anyone else like Cooke, a chronicler of amazing times." --The Daily TelegraphAs the voice of the BBC'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 "a virtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human terms."This second collection of Cooke's personally selected letters covers tumultuous events in American history such as the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. His analysis of the origins of the conflict in Vietnam is clear eyed and compelling, and in three thoughtful and incisive essays--on Brown v. Board of Education, the struggle to integrate the Deep South, and the riots in Watts--Cooke identifies the changing racial attitudes that defined the era. He reflects on the rise of drug use among college students and offers a paean to the beauty of Golden Gate Park. With characteristically incisive portraits of political and cultural figures such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Robert Frost, H. L. Mencken, Charles Lindbergh, and John Glenn, Talk About America: 1951-1968 is rich with humor, compassion, and commitment. In this superb overview of an astonishing era in America's twentieth century, Alistair Cooke is at the top of his game.;

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Talk about America 1951-1968

Other author	Cooke, Alistair 1908-2004
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Open Road Integrated Media, LLC
Description	268 p.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete

Summary	Annotation "There is never going to be anyone else like Cooke, a chronicler of amazing times." --The Daily TelegraphAs the voice of the BBC'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 "a virtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human terms."This second collection of Cooke's personally selected letters covers tumultuous events in American history such as the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. His analysis of the origins of the conflict in Vietnam is clear eyed and compelling, and in three thoughtful and incisive essays--on Brown v. Board of Education, the struggle to integrate the Deep South, and the riots in Watts--Cooke identifies the changing racial attitudes that defined the era. He reflects on the rise of drug use among college students and offers a paean to the beauty of Golden Gate Park. With characteristically incisive portraits of political and cultural figures such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Robert Frost, H. L. Mencken, Charles Lindbergh, and John Glenn, Talk About America: 1951-1968 is rich with humor, compassion, and commitment. In this superb overview of an astonishing era in America's twentieth century, Alistair Cooke is at the top of his game.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9781497697690
ISBN	1497697697 (E-Book) Forthcoming
Standard identifier#	9781497697690
Stock number	01521375

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