An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page

1 book referenced

Books by Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page

An American Melodrama

Referenced in 4 episodes

512. America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part 5)

November 11, 2024

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Referenced as a source for a quote describing McCarthy's campaign as having 'degenerated into a cross between a girl's boarding school in an Oriental court.' Described as a British account of the events.

511. America in '68: George Wallace, The First Donald Trump (Part 4)

November 07, 2024

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Referred to as 'this brilliant book' written by 'the Sunday Times team' - Wallace is quoted as speaking to the authors about not talking about race or segregation anymore.

510. America in '68: The Killing of Robert Kennedy (Part 3)

November 04, 2024

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Referenced multiple times as a book about 1968 America that the hosts began the series with. They quote from it describing Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel and later reference 'the Sunday Times guys' who wrote it.

508. America in '68: Nightmare in Vietnam (Part 1)

October 28, 2024

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Explicitly described as 'a book about the presidential election of 1968 by three journalists working for the Sunday Times.' Tom reads the opening lines from it, and Dominic calls it 'a brilliant book, actually. One of the best books ever written, I think, about American politics.'