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Charles Kuralt's American Moments

Charles Kuralt's American Moments
Charles Kuralt's American Moments
By Charles Kuralt
Foreword by: Charles Osgood / Read by: Charles Kuralt / with: Peter Freundlich
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Time magazine once hailed Charles Kuralt as "the laureate of the common man." and in this final collection. Kuralt once again portrays the people, the places, and the things that define our nation. Culled from his final project, a series of brief television essays in the spirit of his famous On the Road reports, Charles Kuralt's American Moments introduces a host of American characters and scenes, and imbues them with charm, simplicity, and elegance. From the dedication of the man who handcrafts the president's shoes to the quiet beauty of a covered bridge, they are all symbols of an American spirit that Kuralt spent his life chronicling, celebrating, and, most importantly, just noticing.

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Boston Herald Prose snapshots of remarkable unsung Americans...that approach poetry in their passion for the best words to celebrate a person, place, or American event.
J. Sebastian Sinisi The Denver Post In prose filled with a humanity that's in short supply nowadays, Kuralt gives Robert Frost-like vignettes of roads less traveled.
Bill Ruehlmann The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) A night-table book that should be kept at bed-side to clear the mind for untroubled sleep. It is milk and cookies for the spirit.
Houston Chronicle Spend just five minutes with this book and chances are you'll be touched.
Jim Warren Lexington Herald-Leader Little stories always were Kuralt's forte. He could pack more poetry, more heart, into a brief TV report than just about anybody who ever picked up a microphone.
Ann Hyman The Florida Times-Union Kuralt's way of sharing his vision is keen and specific, yet nestled snugly into context. It's the context, the sense of being in place, that makes these moments American moments.
Larry Lawrence Abilene Reporter-News This is Kuralt at his best.
Claire Ernsberger Sullivan County Democrat Wonderful in every way, and the mind, upon reading, creates pictures of wonderful, simple American things and allows us to have Charles Kuralt, again.
Library Journal Here is a last chance to see the nature and fiber of our country through the eyes and words of Kuralt.
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