One summer America, 1927 [LP]
Bryson examines closely the events and personalities of the summer of 1927 when America's story was one of brawling adventure, reckless optimism and delirious energy.
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| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House Large Print,
c2013.
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| Edition: | 1st large print ed. |
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| Summary: | Bryson examines closely the events and personalities of the summer of 1927 when America's story was one of brawling adventure, reckless optimism and delirious energy. |
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| Physical Description: | 784 p. (large print), [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-701) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780375434327 : 0375434321 |
| Author Notes: | He moved back to the United States in 1995. His first travel book, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, was published in 1989. His other books include I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson's African Diary, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Walk About, and Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, the Genius of the Royal Society. A Walk in the Woods was adapted into a movie starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Bryson's titles, The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain, Notes from a Small Island and Neither Here Nor There made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) |
