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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The United States trailed the world in aviation until Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight carried him across the Atlantic Ocean.
Chapter 3: America’s cultural influence and national pride swelled in 1927, propelled largely by Hollywood’s booming film industry and the enduring celebrity of Babe Ruth.
Chapter 4: In 1927, the United States grappled with social ills including racism, xenophobia, and widespread paranoia.
Chapter 5: America’s economic wealth was unprecedented in 1927, yet it still depended heavily on extensive borrowing.
Chapter 6: Economic policies adopted in 1927 inflated a bubble that, when it burst, triggered the Great Depression.
Description
One Summer (2013) tells the story of the summer of 1927, a particularly pivotal three months in American history. The summer of 1927 marked the emergence of the United States as a major power on the international scene and set the stage for the Great Depression of the ‘30s. One Summer takes a closer look at a number of 1927’s important events, such as Charles Lindbergh’s famous flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Babe Ruth’s recording-breaking 60 home runs in a season and the execution of Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in baseball, anarchism or the Great Depression
- Anyone curious about the roots of American hegemony
- Anyone interested in the dark reality behind the glitz of the roaring ‘20s