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Sep 07, 2023RazorSteel rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
First book I’ve read by Bryson, and I loved it! Looking forward to reading more. Highly recommend.
Aug 22, 2023ls1231 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I surely recommend "One Summer" by Bill Bryson. This non-fiction book takes you on a thrilling journey through the summer of 1927, a time of incredible cultural and technological change. Bryson masterfully weaves together the stories of…
Aug 05, 2023fred98115 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Readable, exhaustively researched history by Bryson. Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and Al Capone are but a few of the dominant characters from this year of momentous change in America.
Jul 01, 2023
The year my late dad was born! Excited to check it out!
May 12, 2022
It is fascinating how many personalities, events, and inventions all came together in one eventful summer.
Feb 16, 2021
Tim Power Recommendation
Dec 23, 2020maxxcat rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating account. 1927 was quite a year!
Oct 26, 2020
Really entertaining, as usual with Bryson. So many crossover events.
May 25, 2020mclarjh rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Pleasant, but long; America-centric.
Aug 04, 2016MeWilliam rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Fun listen. Big on Babe Ruth and Charles Lindbergh.
Jun 28, 2016lydschar4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another terrific book by Bill Bryson. I had no idea so many memorable events and people made history in 1927. Includes Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, the dawn of talking movies, carving Mt. Rushmore and the greatest baseball team of all…
Mar 14, 2016KWALKER101 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Unlike most of Bryson's other books, this is a heavy historical doorstop. It took me ages to get through it; it's well-written and thorough, but not really what I was thinking of when I picked it up. Fault of mine? Maybe a fault on both…
Dec 27, 2015c2daven rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A romp theough only one summer in the history of the U.S., but written in a humorous way that makes me want to know a LOT more about American history. A great read!
rb3221
Dec 23, 2015rb3221 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Amazing that one year could have as many historic events as 1927 - Charles Lindberg crosses the Atlantic and becomes an international hero; Al Capone becomes the legend that he is; Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney have the still controversial…
Feb 08, 2015cuwabig1 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Disappointing - a very selective history, exaggerated in some instances to buttress his point that he believes the summer of 1927 to be singular in its remarkable events. Offers no citations to read more about the points the author makes.…
Dec 01, 2014Hopalong_Kid rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Interesting book. Effective narrative that uses the focus on a single year, that cumulatively characterizes the 1920s.
Oct 28, 2014SPUPS rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
At first thoroughly entertaining and engaging, but soon becomes something of a slog as Bryson's narrative throughline unravels and the book becomes a jumbled collection of anecdotes and profiles. Bryson's writing style is as charming as…
kellnerm
Aug 02, 2014
Dar — baseball
awasosky
Mar 17, 2014
What I liked best about this book was the way Bryson shows the people we most often think of as heroes as fully human. The reader is shown the failings and faults of people like Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, Herbert Hoover and many others…
andyinoz
Feb 26, 2014andyinoz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very well researched book and a great read.
Feb 25, 2014islandgirl55 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Something of a disappointment. I have thoroughly enjoyed some of his other books but this one did not speak to me, and was lacking in the humour that I have come to expect from Bill Bryson.
lunatucker
Feb 10, 2014lunatucker rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating book...made these people from a summer over 87 years ago come alive and how very interesting they were too. Highly recommended!
Jan 14, 2014GreenDog2006 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I highly recommend the audiobook - this fascinating interweaving of multiple very significant events & people is made even better with Bryson's warm, good-humored voice. The same goes for the books of his I've read - my favorites are A…
Jan 04, 2014
Very good book. I recomend it to any one wanting to know more about Lindberg.
Dec 30, 2013zipread rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One Summer --- by Bill Bryson. Bryson has written what is indeed an interesting book of history. What makes the book interesting, in addition to the way Bryson tells us about it is two-fold. Fist of all, this is the history of not so…