Click to read more about The American Home Front: by Alistair Cooke. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers/5(4). My Dad fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Alastair Cook () was born in Manchester England becoming an American citizen in December For years he was the genial and erudite host of Masterpiece Theatre for PBS. In February , Cooke, with governmental approval, toured the continental United States writing home messages to the BBC/5(). · The American Home Front, – ebook By Alistair Cooke. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library Alistair Cooke reported on America, illuminating our country for a global audience. Shortly before he passed away, a long-forgotten manuscript resurfaced in a closet in his New York apartment. It was a travelogue of America during the.
The American Home Front is "a celebration of the American character and a fitting testament to a fine journalist" (The Bookseller [UK]). It is a fascinating artifact, a charming travelogue, and a sharp portrait that shows a nation switching from civilian pursuits to military engagement, from the production of consumer goods to materials of war. The American Home Front, Alistair Cooke. • 2 Ratings; discovery in a time capsule" (The Washington Post). In nearly three thousand BBC broadcasts over fifty-eight years, Alistair Cooke reported on America, illuminating our country for a global audience. Cooke's The American Home Front is a "valentine to his. The American Home Front: by Alistair Cooke starting at $ The American Home Front: has 12 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace.
Soon after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Alistair Cooke, a reporter for the BBC, made a shrewd decision. As his fellow journalists converged on Washington, he bought a Lincoln Zephyr. My Dad fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Alastair Cook () was born in Manchester England becoming an American citizen in December For years he was the genial and erudite host of Masterpiece Theatre for PBS. In February , Cooke, with governmental approval, toured the continental United States writing home messages to the BBC. About the Author. Born in England and educated at Cambridge, Yale, and Harvard, Alistar Cooke.
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