One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

One Summer: America, 1927

Bill Bryson

509 pages first pub 2013 (view editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy BookA GoodReads Reader's Choice The summer of 1927 began with Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Babe Ruth was closing in on the home run record. In Newark, New Jersey, Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly sat ato...

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funny: 36%

reflective: 27%

adventurous: 26%

lighthearted: 23%

inspiring: 14%

relaxing: 8%

challenging: 5%

emotional: 4%

hopeful: 3%

dark: 2%

mysterious: 1%

sad: 1%


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