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Mentioned in 7 episodes
One Summer
America, 1927
Book • 2013
In 'One Summer: America, 1927', Bill Bryson chronicles the significant events of the summer of 1927 in the United States.
The book covers a range of topics including Charles Lindbergh's nonstop transatlantic flight, the Great Mississippi Flood, Babe Ruth's record-breaking baseball season, the transition from the Ford Model T to the Model A, the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, and the advent of talking pictures with 'The Jazz Singer'.
Bryson also explores the contrast between the Roaring Twenties and the looming Great Depression, providing a vivid and humorous narrative of daily life and popular culture during that pivotal summer.
The book covers a range of topics including Charles Lindbergh's nonstop transatlantic flight, the Great Mississippi Flood, Babe Ruth's record-breaking baseball season, the transition from the Ford Model T to the Model A, the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, and the advent of talking pictures with 'The Jazz Singer'.
Bryson also explores the contrast between the Roaring Twenties and the looming Great Depression, providing a vivid and humorous narrative of daily life and popular culture during that pivotal summer.
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