One summer : America, 1927
Title:
One summer : America, 1927
Author:
Bryson, Bill.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First large print edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
751 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
One of the most admired nonfiction writers of our time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in the life of his native country; a fascinating and gripping narrative featuring such outsized American heroes as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and yes Herbert Hoover, and a gallery of criminals (Al Capone), eccentrics (Shipwreck Kelly), and close-mouthed politicians (Calvin Coolidge).
Language:
English
Contents:
May : the Kid -- June : the Babe -- July : the President -- August : the anarchists -- September : summer's end.
Genre:
ISBN:
9780375434327
Format :
Book
