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The Augusta National, 1988

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC

Apr 15, 198814:19Society & Culture

Enjoying a different pace of life at the Augusta National, a Georgia Shangri-La. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From...

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The Augusta National, 1988 is an episode from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC. Enjoying a different pace of life at the Augusta National, a Georgia Shangri-La. This archive edi...

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Published Apr 15, 1988, 14:19 long, audio available.

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What is The Augusta National, 1988 about?

Enjoying a different pace of life at the Augusta National, a Georgia Shangri-La. 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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The Augusta National, 1988 is an episode from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC.

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This episode was published on Apr 15, 1988.

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The Augusta National, 1988 is from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC.

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Published Apr 15, 1988 and 14:19 long