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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 1946 – 2004.

Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics. Over 900 programmes, as broadcast from 1946 – 2004.

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: How Texas became American

10/05/2014

How Texas became American

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke, How Texas became American

How Americans settled, then annexed, the state of Texas.

Why Mexico still resents losing Texas and her western territories to the US.

Why Mexico still resents losing Texas and her western territories to the US.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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