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Over fifty years of reportage on American life by one of the 20th
century’s greatest broadcasters
978-1-59020-852-6 • U.S. $17.00 / 19.50 CAN.
History / American
5 3/8” x 8” • 464 pages
Rights: C00
Agent: Colin Webb @ Palazzo Editions Ltd.
Pub History: Overlook HC, 978-1-59020-183-1
On Sale: 5/29/12
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alistair cooke
introduction by susan cooke kittredge
Reporting america
the life of the nation: 1946-2004
for nearly sixty years, alistair cooke reported on american life for the bbc.
Reporting America is a fascinating account of history in the making. His beloved
radio show, Letter from America, saw eleven presidents, four wars, and an
incredible shift in culture. He adored the u.s. as only a naturalized citizen could,
and his reports were incisive and often moving. cooke traveled extensively all
over the united states to convey the views of citizens in all the nuances of
regional opinion as well as those of the presidents and policy makers to whom
he had easy access.
susan cooke kittredge’s introduction offers rare insight into the life of her
father, the man many knew as the voice of Letter from America and the host of
cbs’s Omnibus and Pbs’s Masterpiece Theatre. Here are the triumphs, disasters
and vicissitudes of american life—from korea, mccarthyism, the civil Rights
movement, Jfk, the moon landings, Watergate, nixon’s resignation, clinton’s
scandals, the attacks of 9/11, right up to the war with iraq—as told by one of
the century’s most admired reporters.
“A peerless observer of the American scene for almost 70 years . . . His
observations were not only insightful but also gracefully written and
often gently witty.” —The New York Times
■■National Publicity
■■National Review and Feature Attention
■■Online Promotions
J u n e • o V e R l o o k
Photo © Getty Images
alistair cooke was born in england in 1908 and was educated at yale,
Harvard, and cambridge. He was best known for his weekly bbc radio
broadcast Letter from America, which reported on fifty-eight years of
american life and totaled 2,869 broadcasts.