num_pages: 3
description: Alistair Cooke was the microphone’s great observer, the doyen of foreign correspondents and the world’s most famous letter writer. Since 1946 he explained the Americans through his weekly Letter from America, the longest-running one-man series in broadcasting history. It was a virtuoso performance – informed, informal, shrewd, funny and erudite. This personally selected second volume contains more memorable topics including the eight year-old-girl who started the civil rights movement, reflections on 60s counter-culture and fascinating memories of Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx and Duke Ellington. Every event evokes a particular time and place, but Cooke’s unique style of expression and analysis provide each with a resonance that echoes through the years. 'Cooke's debonair, transatlantic tones are unmistakable...' - FT Magazine.3 CDs. 3 hrs 4 mins.
language: English
title: Letter From America  Volume 2  The Middle Years  The 1970s
titlecomplete: Letter From America  Volume 2  The Middle Years  The 1970s
ratings_count: 4
publisher: BBC Physical Audio