But its not hard to argue that the apogee of the wild ride america took in the 1920s came in the summer of 1927. But to fill 450 pages bryson had to stretch out the summer to much of the year and the era to all the years the people of 1927 lived. Bill bryson is a popular author who is driven by a deep curiosity for the world we live in. Discover book depository s huge selection of bill bryson books online. 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. In a national poll, notes from a small island was voted the book that best represents britain. The book is a history of the summer of 1927 in the united states.
One summer by bill bryson, 9780552772563, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bill bryson s one summer is the story of just four months june to september 1927 in the life of america. As a historian, bryson is the antithesis of stuffy. Sarah churchwell on bill brysons fun, encyclopedic rattle through the memorable summer of 1927 sarah churchwell thu 26 sep 20 08. One summer by bill bryson a seamless history of the summer of 1927, which featured capone, coolidge, dempsey, ruth and more. The book focuses on various key events of that summer as lenses through which to view american life. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Bryson could have written a book just as interesting about the summer of 1949 or 19. America 1927 deals, as the title suggests, with a number of events taking place in that years summer. Hes a storyteller, pure and simple, and one summer is a collection of a great many tales about people and events, centered on but not limited to a single season in a single year.