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Aug 01, 20 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. 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. Instead, eras of warfare and turmoil are given nearly all the attention. The summer of 1927 in the united states seems at first glance an odd subject for a book. Jul 01, 2016 get an extra 10% off already great priced paperback books at the book depository. Born in des moines, iowa, he now lives in england, where he has worked for both the times and independent and written for most other major. America, 1927, propels readers through five momentous months when americans thrilled to.
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