The summer of 1927 was amazingly rife with historic and newsworthy events. Mr. Bryson manages to bring these events together in this factual, well-researched and entertaining narrative. Most of the events he brings forth in the book are events of which I was well aware, but never put together the ...
Another entertaining book from Bryson. This one wasn't quite as humorous as some of this others it's still a fascinating read about a fascinating time.
I've always loved 1927 America and I love this book. The author ties together the three biggest single events of 1927: Jolson Speaks, The Babe Swats, and Lindbergh Dares and ties them altogether into a coherent narrative. The unfolding of these and other events reveal the process of the times.The au...
Happily prurient. So it's not the most rigorous historical account, but is a seemingly very effective and extremely entertaining portrait of that moment nevertheless. Also, man, I know *nothing* about baseball. That's who Babe Ruth was. huh.
I will read just about anything by Bill Bryson. Even something as seemingly overdone as a book on American history. Things of note: *His writing style is so engaging. I'm not sure how he does this time and again, but I'm never bored (even though the topic didn't really engage me to begin with...
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana So why don't we all learn and/or remember more of the past in order not to repeat it? Because history as taught by schools or in academic tomes is boring! Mind-numbing, coma-inducing boredom! But history told i...
"A glorious look at one summer in America...Bryson offers delicious detail and breathtaking suspense about events whose outcomes are already known."—Booklist, Starred Review"...Bryson himself is captivated by the events of summer, 1927. And why not? They included Charles Lindbergh's solo flight over...
Bill Bryson is a writer who could make anything fascinating and he really shines in this book. I had no idea the summer of 1927 was so noteworthy, but it turns out a bunch of remarkable people were involved in a lot of impressive and/or notorious activities, including Al Capone, Babe Ruth, Henry Fo...
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