Six Men
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0394484347 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 205 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Alistair Cooke was a remarkable man. He passed away" according to Venice Rembold. Alistair Cooke was a remarkable man. He passed away in 200Alistair Cooke was a remarkable man. He passed away Venice Rembold Alistair Cooke was a remarkable man. He passed away in 2004, but his astute observations on history and the personalities that made history stand as his legacy.. , but his astute observations on history and the personalities that made history stand as his legacy.. An all class act Bruce Corneil Many of us who appreciate the work of truly great non-fiction writers were deeply saddened by the recent passing of Alistair Cooke.Although best remembered for his long running radio commentary "A Letter from America" and his various television shows of earlier years, it makes for a pleasant change to go back and rediscover some of Mr Cooke's more substantial literary efforts.A graduate in English literature from Cambridge University and a print journalist of consi. Barbara C Browning said Insightful and Unbiased. As is usual with any of Alistair Cooke's writing, that unmistakable transatlantic voice can be heard behind the words as if the author himself was reading his work to an audience of one - you. The generations who would remember the men of whom he has written are fast coming to an end, but there is enough in each of these insightful vignettes to whet the appetite of a true biography-phile of whatever era. I would say that Cooke enjoyed the company of each of his sub
This is his highly personal and revealing account of six remarkable men who crossed Cooke's path during his lifetime and who, each in their own way, made a lasting impression on him. During his broadcasting career Alistair Cooke met and knew some of the twentieth century's most fascinating and legendary figures, in journalism, politics, public life, sport and film. Mencken, the larger-than-life liberal politician Adlai Stevenson and the heroic social reformer Bertrand Russell. Cooke also recalls his friend and mentor, the flawed contrarian and satirist H.L. Each superbly realized portrait gives us an insight into a golden age of 'great men', and is a masterpiece of observation, warmth and humour.. Here are candid portraits of the lovable yet unreliable Charlie
Born in Manchester in 1908 and educated at the universities of Cambridge, Yale and Harvard, he was the Guardian's Senior Correspondent in New York for twenty-five years and the host of groundbreaking cultural programmes on American television and of the BBC series America. He was, however, best known both at home and abroad for his weekly BBC broadcast Letter from America, whic
. He was, however, best known both at home and abroad for his weekly BBC broadcast Letter from America, which reported on fifty-eight years of US life, was heard over five continents and totalled 2,869 broadcasts before his retirement in February 2004, far and away the longest-running radio series in broadcasting history. Born in Manchester in 1908 and educated at the universities of Cambridge, Yale and Harvard, he was the Guardian's Senior Correspondent in New York for twenty-five years and the host of groundbreaking cultural programmes on American television and of the BBC series America. About the Author Alistair Cooke enjoyed an extraordinary life in print, radio and television