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One Summer
- America 1927
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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Audible is proud to present One Summer: America, 1927, the new book by Britain’s favourite writer of narrative nonfiction, Bill Bryson.
Narrated by the man himself, One Summer takes you to the summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and changed the world forever. In the summer of 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day, a semi-crazed sculptor with a plan to carve four giant heads into a mountain called Rushmore, a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and a youthful aviator named Charles Lindbergh who started the summer wholly unknown, and finished it as the most famous man on Earth.
It was the summer of the first talking pictures, the invention of television, the peak of Al Capone's reign of terror, the ill-conceived decision that led to the Great Depression, and the thrillingly improbable return to greatness of a wheezing, over-the-hill baseball player named Babe Ruth.
With an unforgettable cast of personalities, Bill Bryson spins a story of brawling adventure, reckless optimism, and delirious energy. What a country; what a summer; and what a writer to bring it all so vividly to life.
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951; he moved to and settled in England in 1977, working in journalism until becoming a full-time author. Bryson is much-loved for his best-selling travel books, from The Lost Continent to Down Under, and Notes from a Small Island earned a particularly special place in the nation's heart - a national poll for World Book Day voted it the book that best represents Britain. A Short History of Nearly Everything won the Aventis Prize for Science Books and the Descartes Science Communication Prize. Bryson has also written a memoir, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and acclaimed books on language and social history (Mother Tongue, Made in America, At Home).
He lives in the UK with his wife and family, and was awarded an honorary OBE for services to literature.
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- Eric R
- 17-04-16
Interesting & informative
The Summer of 1927 is really enjoyable with many interesting and informative details about the main players of that era
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- Anonymous User
- 27-06-18
Another must read
Excellent as usual. Bill Bryson never disappoints.
This book is informative and witty. Reread it twice. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- Ed Freshwater
- 14-01-18
excellent
avuncular Bryson is great to listen to. less laughs than other books but fascinating and engaging history.
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- Chris
- 26-02-15
Fascinating facts fabulously folded into a tale
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Thought provoking narrative
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Al Capone funded Chicago police to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars per month… in 1927!
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I didn't know how interesting baseball, prohibition, and American politicians were! Bill Bryson manages to generate interesting narrative around some extraordinary events that took place nearly 90 years ago.
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- Mrs
- 28-10-13
Typical Bryson book - a great listen.
If you've listen to and liked any of Bill's other book then you will certainly like this one. The book is informative, interesting and at times amusing. The way the book links some events to others keeps the pace and rhythm flowing nicely. Just a pity it isn't longer.
A great listen.
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- finp
- 30-04-16
great to hear the author in his own voice
great to hear the author in his own voice. although not a professional, Bill is authentic
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- Mrs. K. Sowden
- 11-07-19
Absolutely fascinating
A really fascinating glimpse into this amazing summer with a ton of interesting details and stories. I didnt want it to end.
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- Stephanie L
- 30-08-18
Bill Bryson reading his own book
I enjoyed this long book though there is a great amount of facts a figures, guess I'm a bit if a nerd. The reading was excellent and I learnt a lot.
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- Mr G B Phillipson
- 05-05-21
So many fascinating stories
What a great idea to pick the iconic year of 1927 for the theme of this brilliant book. I learned so much about the politics, crime, sport and, of course, Charles Lindbergh’s incredible flight from NY to Paris which made him the most famous man on the planet. All this imparted in Bryson’s inimitable style - and read by him - makes this one of my favourite listens so far.
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- Diana
- 04-06-19
Fascinating
Very well researched, as with all his books, so a lot of names and info to take in, but fascinating with all the various threads which intertwine
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