Time's up!
Subtitle: a memoir of the American century
By: by Robert Cabot ; introduction by Robert W. Fuller
Contributors: Fuller, Robert W. (Robert Works), 1936- writer of introduction
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: McPherson & Company
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Kingston, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781620540367
Subjects: Travel; Biography; American Authors; Anecdotes; Civilization; Upper class; Diplomats; Counterculture; World War, 1939-1945; American Personal narratives; United States. Army. Signal Corps; United States; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924
Other titles: Memoir of the American century
Description: "Part history, essay, travelogue, and autobiography, Time's Up! surveys the author's life, including his service in World War II, post-war governmental service, philanthropy, and literary career."--Provided by publisher.

"In his tenth decade, Cabot paused to look at the arc of his life and to explore the relationship between his personal journey and the vicissitudes of twentieth-century America."--Introduction.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Puritan remnants; title: The big stick; title: Coal-gas lights, party-line phones; title: Thunder mugs under the beds; title: Alphabet soup; title: Why us, why anyone, mother dear?; title: Heil Hitler 55; title: The lust for empire; title: Forever drowned in blood? 58; title: Lily Marlene "über alles"; title: Festung Europa-kaputt; title: Starry-eyed America; title: Birds & bees; title: Best of the best; title: My cheapo tickets; title: From his everlovin' boss; title: "Having been cremated, I; title: "; title: Mixed messages; title: Gloomy Weltanschauung; title: Est, est, est!; title: Too plushy?; title: Trading treasures; title: The funny farm; title: Talking, walking?; title: Fifty ways to leave your lover; title: Hippyish; title: Utopia hunt; title: Turtle Island; title: Doughnuts; title: Tree huggers v. libertarians; title: Branson dunks Sir Jimmy; title: Cracks in the curtain; title: History ends?; title: Elegies; title: May God bless America real good!; title: Epilogue.