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
Referenced in 4 episodes
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.
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.
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.
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.'