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When Alistair Cooke retired in March 2004 and then died a few weeks later, he was acclaimed by many as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time.
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Here, published for the first time, is a selection of the finest of Alistair Cooke's 2,869 broadcasts, which celebrates the inimitable style of this reporter who focused on 'the springs of such activity whose bubbles are the headlines, rather than on the headlines themselves'. Presented chronologically, these famous letters span Cooke's extraordinary career, beginning with a powerful description of American GIs returning home in 1946, and ending with his last broadcast in February 2004 discussing the US presidential campaign.
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