Reviews for American democracy

The average rating for American democracy based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-05 00:00:00 Corey Strong I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of newspaper treats, and now am only left wondering why it sat on my bookshelf, unread, for two years before I finally got to it. And also where I can find more of Alistair Cooke. He's by turns thoughtful, thought-provoking, highly amusing (one of the best ones here was an account of a Harvard/Yale cricket match), and occasionally even a little off, by current standards (what's up with the hate on hippies?). Mostly thoughtful and amusing, though, and as a commenter on America, I love the fact that he jumps around from covering people standing up to McCarthyism to beauty pageants to the civil rights movement to performance evangelists. It's chaos, which is part of [the fun of:] America, and it's also beautifully written chaos.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-05-16 00:00:00 Jenifer Henry I loved Cooke's "Letter from America" on the BBC, and this book is a lot like that. He is perceptive in his views of America, and has an easy, conversational style -- which made the book a pretty quick read. That's the downside of his writing; the book is over before you know it, and it leaves you wanting more.