The summer of 1927 began with charles lindbergh crossing the atlantic. A chicago tribune noteworthy booka goodreads readers choicein one summer bill bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in american life. The first edition of the novel was published in august 20, and was written by bill bryson. Bill bryson chronicles one season in american history, when lindbergh flew, babe ruth hit and calvin coolidge vacationed. The book is a history of the summer of 1927 in the united states.
Being a bill bryson book it does, of course, head of on tangents to years before and after 1927 in order to put the events in context but the basis of the book is grounded in those few months. A chicago tribune noteworthy book a goodreads readers choice the summer of 1927 began with charles lindbergh crossing the atlantic. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are charles lindbergh, babe ruth. One summer america 1927 is a stunning example of bill brysons best work and is delightfully humorous and clever whilst being able to instruct and inform. Bill bryson chronicles one season in american history, when lindbergh. Babe ruth, charles lindbergh, prohibition and gangsters, anarchists, etc. The book focuses on various key events of that summer as lenses through which to view american life. One summer america 1927 by bill bryson, signed abebooks. Bill bryson recounts a remarkable period in americas passage. Britains favourite writer of narrative nonfiction bill bryson travels back in time to a forgotten summer when america came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever.
A chicago tribune noteworthy booka goodreads readers choicein one summer bill bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved. The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read one summer. As the title indicates, his subject is the summer of 1927, which, it turns out, was notable for the depth and breadth of people and events that have had lasting impacts on america and the world. America 1927 by bill bryson, in very good condition. There is flab, there is noise, there is wind, but also there is tumultuous energy in this seriohilarious fan letter. America, 1927, details the various events that occurred in the united states in the summer of 1927. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 456 pages and is available in hardcover format. In summer 1927, america had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day and slept much of the rest, a devastating flood of the mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named charles lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth. In one summer, america 1927, bill bryson pauses for a moment to remember just some of the things that happened that summer, by revealing unknown aspects of children of their ages, who are familiar even to japanese.
In the summer of 1927, america had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day and slept much of the rest of the. This is definitely one of the more factheavy of his books. Bryson has produced another best seller in one summer. Bill brysons one summer is the story of just four months june to september 1927 in the life of america. It grabbed my interest at the start, and never let go. Bill bryson is one of my favourite authors and he does a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His bestselling books include the road to little dribbling, notes from a small island, a walk in the woods, one summer and the life and times of the thunderbolt kid. So listen on, for there is one summer in america during 1927 that is amazing. In a national poll, notes from a small island was voted the book that best represents britain. Its amazing what a talented writer at the top of his game can do with a seemingly narrow topic. One summer america 1927 is all about the summer of 1927 in the u. Brysons book covers many of the amazing feats in the world of baseball and boxing. A chicago tribune noteworthy book a goodreads readers choice the summer of.
In one summer bill bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in american life. America, 1927 bill bryson, 20 knopf doubleday 524 pp. However, bryson takes the reader on a journey back to american life providing telling details, humor, outsized personalities and occasional weirdness. I have read or listened to many bill bryson books, and one summer is definitely my favorite. In the summer of 1927, america had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day and slept much of the rest of the time, a semicrazed sculptor with a mad plan to carve four giant heads into an inaccessible mountain called rushmore, a devastating flood of the mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and a youthful aviator named charles lindbergh who started the summer. In one summer bill bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfi. In fact, if bryson were any less entertaining, this would be a book by a quintessential pub bore. An interview with bill bryson, author of one summer. At least, thats the view in trade publishing of late, where year books have. My lack of enthusiasm for the book many lies in my total disinterest in sports. Highly recommended for fans of bill brysons other books and anyone with an interest in the 1920s. After books about individual decades came books about individual years.
The summer of 1927 isnt a year that particularly stands out in u. A chicago tribune noteworthy book a goodreads readers choice in one summer bill bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in american life. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. The book covers some of the extraordinary events that occurred in the summer of 1927 in america, of which there are many. He painstakingly digs up news, goods, and works, to which ordinary people were unanimously mad about at that time. Bill bryson is not only a beloved and bestselling writer, hes the dearest man youll ever meet, with a santaesque twinkle in his eye and a kind word for everyone. There were just so many fascinating things that happened in america in 1927. I met up with him at book expo america, where we talked about the future of physical books. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A previously unknown young man, charles lindbergh, crossed the atlantic. Babe ruth transfixed a nation with a home run record that endured for decades. Four crucial months, needless to say four months in which, bryson contends, his. America, 1927 is an entertaining, interesting and informative look at a pivotal season in the history of the united states.