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America, 1927 bill bryson, 20 knopf doubleday 524 pp. All this and much, much more transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, and bill bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events, and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and delicious humor. Bill bryson books list of books by author bill bryson. America, 1927 by bill bryson book for free hello fellow readers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 397 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Read one summer pdf america, 1927 by bill bryson anchor a chicago tribune noteworthy booka goodreads readers choice the. He had an older brother, michael 19422012, and a sister, mary jane elizabeth. Above all, and as always, my profoundest thanks to my dear wife, cynthia. The advent of the talking picture in 1927 was not the last hurrah.
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