One Summer: America, 1927 | 
pickThis book was really interesting. I had no idea that so many momentous events happened in one year. I got a little bored when Bryson would rattle off baseball stats, but they were necessary. Bryson narrates the audiobook and does a decent job. I guess, maybe because of the subject, we don‘t get Bryson‘s usual smugness, and that‘s nice. #audiowalk
It‘s really interesting the things that either began in, happened during, or ended in the summer of 1927. Sacco and Vanzetti, Henry Ford, Robert Elliott (executioner for the NY state area) and more aviation stories are discussed in this section. #audiowalk. Top left is a picture of the eclipse in this area — I did not look at the sun when I took this pic. It just got a little dim in our town.
This book is about all of the interesting things that happened in the US in 1927. I had no idea! Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jack Dempsey, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, and Herbert Hoover have all made appearances so far. I renewed my membership to the botanical gardens, so I finally got to go walk there today. Some new things have been added; there are 3 little free libraries that I saw. #audiowalk
Al Capone, Charles Lindbergh, Bath Ruth, the trial of the century, all in one summer. Great snapshot of American history. ❤️💙. #LetterO #AlphabetGame
bailedI want to make it clear that this is a PICK but I only have a few more days on my library loan and I'm totally not getting through 10 hours of this so I'm going to revisit it in print. It is chock full of information on one of America's most influential years in the early part of the century, including Lindberg, Babe Ruth, the birth of aviation on Long Island & Prohibition... and that's only the beginning!
I started listening to this yesterday on my coworker's recommendation. Lots of great info about Long Island but... Bill Bryson is a bit hard for me to listen to 😖
so-soWas really enjoying this book, admiring how easy it was to read, yet how detailed the research was when midway through the book I realized it was only about white dudes. Now I may only be a second year history teacher, but it would seem to me that women and people of color were doing a lot in the 1920s too....🤦🏻♀️🙄
And so ends a wonderfully long winter break for this #teacherofLitsy. Instead of books with gin fizzes, it‘s back to books and leftover soup for dinner. #sigh
A strawberry gin fizz to go with my ‘20s themed book! #historynerd #roaring20s #booksnbooze
Let‘s 🤞🏻that the 2020s are just as successful! #makeamericareadagain
Been listening to this most of the evening while trying to stay calm while out and about. So many people 😳
Less than an hour to go.
Listening to this while doing some Christmas shopping and I was surprised by the fact that the Bath School Bombing happened at the same time Charles Lindbergh was making his famous flight. Being from Michigan the Bath School Bombing is something that I‘ve heard about many, many times. #connectinghistory #historynerd
Started this while #audioshopping this morning. I love the dirty/annoyed looks I get when I‘m in the grocery store with headphones on 🤷🏼♀️
pickBill Bryson brings his signature style and sense of awe (and sometimes the ridiculous) to this story of one summer - May to September 1927 - in the USA. Fascinating if a bit long, this was an entertaining and enlightening read.
Audible has a 3 books for 2 credits sale happening right now. I picked up these with my credits I hadn‘t used yet.
pickI loved this! I love Bryson's sense of humour and the way he has of making history interesting, connected and understandable. Towards the end I felt a bit that everything really interesting had happened already, but all in all a great read! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I'm never in a good spot for a picture when reading this book, but I'm enjoying it immensely! It's been a rough week or so with my little one that takes forever to get better - no nap one day, out like a light shortly after 10 am today..
My littlest just suddenly started with a cold last night, annoying runny nose that is interfering with her sleep. Desperately trying to get her to sleep a bit now... Still busy with Sapiens but my sister bought One Summer and my Kindle is linked to her account, so this is calling to me now!
pickReally enjoyed this one. Need to get The Hubster to read it.
Started this yesterday. My second Bryson after recently reading and enjoying A Walk in the Woods.
pickI learned so much from this fascinating, engaging book! I was especially captivated by the baseball (had a mild obsession with Babe Ruth as a kid), organized crime & Al Capone, & the achievements of early aviation. Bryson does a wonderful job placing everything in context so you understand exactly how monumentally historic & important this time was, setting up what led to the events of summer 1927 & then laying out their lasting effects.
We have a snow day here in Niagara, but I‘m thinking about summer time. #readingresolutions
pickI recently finished listening to this book. I love books that are read by the author. The number of major events and the number of people influencing history in the summer of 1927 is absolutely fasinating. Well worth the read.
I bought this ages ago, and it languishes on the TBR. I love Bill Bryson, so convince me to pick this up! #nuyear #America
When you're stuck in the Portillo's drive thru lane by yourself, reading happens 🤷🏼♀️
Saturday morning at home ❤️📙☕️
I am so pumped to read this!!
pickLove love love this book!! 💜💜💜 SO MUCH information! A lot of fun reading about the summer of 1927! #ILoveHistory 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
It's the lovely @GypsyKat birthday week and she's running a fun photo challenge to celebrate her big day🎂Day 3 #SeasonOfYourBirth 👙I'm a summer baby, too! I've highlighted a nonfiction & fiction book Ive read & one from my TBR. Also included a summer fragrance I used to enjoy 😊 #GypsyKatsBirthdayWeek
Just started this and really enjoying it! I love reading about history! 💜 This read is a big #BlameItOnLitsy and a bigger #BlameItOnMrBook ! @MrBook 😆👍🏼
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this gray and muggy evening: mushroom pizza, mild wings with ranch, caesar salad, and Cherry Coke. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this wet and cool evening: angel hair pasta with mussels in a garlic white clam sauce, and sparkling mineral water. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this wet and cool night: London broil on bread, steakhouse green beans, and Coke. MMMMmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
This is my first Bill Bryson read, and I'm really enjoying it. I expect to be finished with it tomorrow. I love seeing how all of the events in this summer interrelate and how many of this events affected things like the Great Depression and WWII. I've learned a lot so far about a great many topics. The baseball and aviation history are only mildly interesting to me, but the rest of the topics are fascinating!
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment on this wet and cool evening was: baked ziti with meat sauce, wings (not wigs 😆👏🏻🙌🏻), peasant bread, and Cherry (not Vanilla 😂👏🏻) Coke. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
Apparently a lot of exciting events happened in the summer of 1927. I'm in a nonfiction kind of mood, so I picked this one up to read next!
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this humidity-laden, muggy night: baked ziti with meat sauce, wings, cheesy garlic bread, and sparkling mineral water. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this warm and humid evening: Italian-roasted rotisserie chicks, garlic-parm town rice, steakhouse green beans, and sparkling mineral water. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNDinner! Capellini in a white garlic clam sauce with steamed tuna and broccoli florets, and sparkling mineral water. This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats!
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this warm and cloudy night: angel hair pasta in a white garlic clam sauce with steamed mussels and broccoli, and a Cherry Coke. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this cool, clear evening: angel hair pasta in a white garlic clam sauce wth broccoli and steamed mussels in their own garlic-butter sauce, warmed peasant bread, and sparkling mineral water. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNDinner! On this rainy evening, the Fourth revisited: hot dog 🌭, black angus cheeseburger 🍔 , extra crispy tater tots, German potato salad, and Coke. Yum! 😋 This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads and happy eats!
#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this cool and humid night: angel hair pasta in a Sicilian gravy, with warm peasant bread and seasoned olive oil, and Cherry Coke. MMMmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻
#BookNBrunch! Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans! 🇺🇸Today's brunch was over easy eggs, extra-crispy roast beef hash and tater tots, peasant bread cheese toast, and a banana smoothie! Yum! 😋This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen! Happy reads & happy eats!
Chose all nonfiction for #redswhitesandblues and #redwhiteblue
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