{"product_id":"one-summer-america-1927-paperback-1","title":"One Summer: America, 1927 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Noteworthy Book\u003cbr\u003eA GoodReads Reader's Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 atop a flagpole for twelve days, and in Chicago, the gangster Al Capone was tightening his grip on bootlegging. The first true \"talking picture,\" Al Jolson's \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer\u003c\/i\u003e, was filmed, forever changing the motion picture industry. \u003cbr\u003e All this and much, much more transpired in the year Americans attempted and accomplished outsized things--and when the twentieth century truly became the American century. \u003ci\u003eOne Summer\u003c\/i\u003e transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Bryson's bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI'm a Stranger Here Myself\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn a Sunburned Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAt Home\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978570137901,"sku":"9780767919418","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NkpGRVZvVXFzL0E0SFpuZGIxbG5BUT09.webp?v=1775805880","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/one-summer-america-1927-paperback-1","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}