Alistair Cooke

Letter from America, 1946-2004

For over half a century, Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the world in his weekly BBC radio program Letter from America. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the world’s best-loved broadcast

The Vintage Mencken

The anthology that spans an entire lifetime of writing by America's greatest curmudgeon, with a "flick of mischief on nearly every page."

The American Home Front: 1941-1942

Alistair Cooke's America

First published in 1973, this follow-up to Alistair Cooke's acclaimed 1972 television documentary series "America: A Personal History of the United States" has sold almost two million copies. From the nation's discovery to modern times; from the American