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Alistair Cooke's American Journey

Life on the Home Front in the Second World War

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Alistair Cooke, recognized a great story to be told in investigating at first hand the effects of the Second World War on America. Within weeks of the Pearl Harbor attack, Cooke set off on a circuit of the entire country to see what the war had done to people. This unique travelogue celebrates an important American character and the indomitable spirit of a nation that was to inspire Cooke's reports and broadcasts for some sixty years.

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Alistair Cooke's American Journey, Alistair Cooke

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2007
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Life on the Home Front in the Second World War
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin
Released
2007
Format
Paperback
Pages
490
ISBN10
0141022949
ISBN13
9780141022949
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Alistair Cooke, recognized a great story to be told in investigating at first hand the effects of the Second World War on America. Within weeks of the Pearl Harbor attack, Cooke set off on a circuit of the entire country to see what the war had done to people. This unique travelogue celebrates an important American character and the indomitable spirit of a nation that was to inspire Cooke's reports and broadcasts for some sixty years.