Social Sciences

Books covering social science subjects are reviewed. One example is One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson. The summer of 1927 offers the prolific Bryson (A Short History of Nearly Everything) a prepared canvas on which to paint a narrative of well-known, unknown, and little-known events and perso...

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Published in:Library journal (1976) 2013, Vol.138 (14), p.118
Main Authors: Salt, Elizabeth, Hayford, Charles, John Carver Edwards, Williamson, Felicia J
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Education
Anthropology
Aviation
Biographies
Catholics
Chinese history
Citations (References)
Documentary films
Essays
Expeditions
Jews
Lindbergh, Charles A (1902-74)
Males
McCourt, Frank
Mothers
Nazi era
Photography
Pregnancy
Social sciences
War
World War II
Writing
Writing Teachers
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Summary:Books covering social science subjects are reviewed. One example is One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson. The summer of 1927 offers the prolific Bryson (A Short History of Nearly Everything) a prepared canvas on which to paint a narrative of well-known, unknown, and little-known events and personalities of the Twenties. Loosely organized around three summer months that included, among many other things, major developments surrounding figures in aviation (Charles Lindbergh), baseball (Babe Ruth), boxing (Gene Tunney), criminal justice (Al Capone; Sacco and Vanzetti), and politics (Calvin Coolidge's "I do not choose to run" statement), Bryson's stories range back and forth into the rest of the decade and the era more broadly. Also reviewed is The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. Red Cloud (1822-1909) was an Oglala Sioux war chief who successfully led Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Sioux warriors against the U.S. Army.
ISSN:0363-0277