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The American Home Front

1941-1942

The American Home Front( )
Author: Cooke, Alistair
ISBN:978-0-87113-939-9
Publication Date:Apr 2006
Publisher:Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Imprint:Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.00
Book Description:

From the famous BBC correspondent and television host comes a remarkably insightful and detailed firsthand portrait of America during the early days of World War II. Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Alistair Cooke, a newly naturalized American citizen, set out to see his country as it was undergoing monumental change. Cooke traveled small highways, with their advertising signs and their local topography, in an age before the interstate highway system. More Description

Book Details
Pages:336
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / General
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
History / United States / General
History / United States / 20Th Century
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.17 Inches
Book Weight:21.5 Pounds
Author Biography
Cooke, Alistair (Author)
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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