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Available
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Publication
Alfred A. Knopf (1973), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 400 pages
Description
A tour of American life and history based on Cooke's television series on the nation's growth and development and illustrated with photographs, cartoons, prints, and paintings.
User reviews
LibraryThing member nakmeister
This is a great book, a fascinating all in one guide to American History. I've only read half of it. This may seem not much of a recommendation, but reading the book drew me in to the subject so much that I start deviating off, reading other sources covering the same period of history. It was a
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library book, I'd renewed it once, and thought I should give someone else a chance and get on with reading a novel or two. But I will go back to it, but I'll probably buy it next time. Show Less
LibraryThing member Oreillynsf
Cooke's endearing portraits of Americans and American History. This book was the companion to a wonderful television series by the same name It provides a strong succinct survey of American History's most seminal events. I enjoy getting a non American's POV, though if you are looking for strong
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criticism, you won't find it here. Cooke clearly loves and appreciates Americans. His style is both highly credible and at times dry witty -- a combination only a Brit can deliver so effectively. It's a sweet, interesting, and valuable book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Huba.Library
Cooke does not try to cover the entire history of the USA or explain every quirk he encountered on this journey. Still, in this book, he gives a pretty fair account of who we are, where we've been, and maybe even why and how we do what we do. It's a great book to wander through, picking up
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information here and there. But it's also a book worth reading from front to back. Show Less
LibraryThing member DavidFranks
Superb read. A man with a true grasp of the massive history of America and its development. His perspective of historical events come with an excellent slant and he has managed to note the many hidden aspects of American history that you would rarely find in such detail in a single place. One of
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the best non-fiction novels I have read. Show Less
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Original publication date
1973
Physical description
400 p.; 10.9 inches
ISBN
0394487265 / 9780394487267