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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)
The assassinations of John F Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy through to Vietnam and America’s shame at the My Lai massacre. A fascinating social, cultural and political history of American life, through the words of British-American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke (1908 – 2004).
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4.6 stars from 78 ratings
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“I have just found this and it has hit me like a ton of bricks. Cooke was beyond compare when I first heard him oh so many years ago and this brings it all back. Never, ever, have I heard anyone describe so perfectly that strange and magical place on the other side of the Atlantic. This should be...”Read full review »
McBaldrick via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/18/20
Letter to the Present
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“I grew up listening to Alastair Cooke’s Letters because my father enjoyed them, and for me, the accuracy and political significance of his material, certainly decades later, is hardly the point.
The power for me lies in the way that unique voice, described so well by many reviewers, gentle,...”Read full review »
Marcrattue via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/19
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