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Letters from America: the Elections

Presented by Alistair Cooke

Letters from America: the Elections( )
Read by: Cooke, Alistair
ISBN:978-1-60283-770-6
Publication Date:Sep 2009
Publisher:AudioGO
Book Format:CD-Audio
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of British listeners in his weekly "Letter from America." This production features five specially selected letters from American election years, based on the BBC Radio series "Cooke's Elections." Here are five Letters about previous presidents and their elections over the past sixty years, in which Cooke - one of the world's most famous letter writers and radio's greatest observer - reflects on American life and politics.

Book Details
Detailed Subjects: History / United States / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.11 x 1.11 Inches
Book Weight:0.198 Pounds
Author Biography
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Alistair Cooke is a journalist and broadcaster. Cooke was born in Manchester, England on November 20, 1908. He obtained his education at Cambridge, Yale, and Harvard. His career is based on his observations of American life and culture.

Cooke worked as a correspondent for NBC and as a special correspondent for the London Times and the Guardian. He is perhaps most famous for his BBC weekly broadcast, "Letter From America," which has been successful for over fifty years because of its sophisticated wit. Cooke became well-known in the United States as host for Omnibus for nine years and later as host of the Masterpiece Theatre. He has also written numerous books including the bestsellers Alistair Cooke's America, Six Men, and Fun and Games with Alistair Cooke.

In 1973, Cooke was made an honorary Knight of the British Empire.

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