| Description |
509 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday UK, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, London, and subsequently in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Random House LLC, New York, in 2013"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-480) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- May : the kid -- June : the Babe -- July : the President -- August : the anarchists -- September : summer's end -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Bryson chronicles the events and personalities of the summer of 1927, when Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Ruth closed in on the home run record, Capone tightened his grip on bootlegging, the first true "talkie" was filmed, and Americans in general attempted and accomplished outsized things.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945.
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Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nineteen twenty-seven, A.D.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Subject |
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Nineteen twenty-seven, A.D. (OCoLC)fst01037837
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Popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01071344
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Social history. (OCoLC)fst01122498
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Title |
America, 1927 |
| ISBN |
0767919416 (paperback) |
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9780767919418 (paperback) |
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