New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First Edition. Very Good +/Very Good + DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Cloth covers. Dj has some small tears on edges, some slight soiling on back cover. Illus. Price clipped on dj.

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For years legendary broadcaster Alistair Cooke brought America to the rest of the world with incomparable wit and wisdom. This is his now classic and irresistibly readable 'personal history' of America: guiding us through centuries of changing life in the US.Beginning with his own arrival in America as a graduate in the 1930s: Alistair Cooke goes on to write about the explorers who put their new-found land on the map: the pioneers who tamed the Wild West: the soldiers who fought for independence and the tycoons who built fortunes. From the Mayflower to the gold rush: the jazz age to Pearl Harbour: with portraits of figures as varied as Buffalo Bill: John D. Rockefeller and Martin Luther King: here is the American story in all its triumphs and failures: grandeurs and tragedies. It is the defining portrait of a nation.

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Bookseller: Heritage Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: NF4825
Title: Alistair Cooke's America
Author: Cooke, Alistair
Illustrator: n/a
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394487265
ISBN 13: 9780394487267
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1973
Pages: 400pp
Size: 8vo = over 9"
Keywords: First Edition
Bookseller catalogs: History-U.S. General;

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Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.

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