The Summer of 1927 & The Spirit of St. Louis
Bill Bryson's marvelously engaging book, One Summer: America 1927, covers Babe Ruth, Al Capone, Prohibition, and riveting details about Charles Lindbergh's historic, May 21 flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis. Richard Bak's, The Big Jump, is another excellent recent book on Lindbergh and the fierce competition to be first.
Top Recommendations for May
One Summer: America 1927, Bill Bryson (2013 - 528pp)
A quirky, entertaining style and plenty of lesser known details about Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, Warren Harding, Prohibition and the Roaring 20's. Great fun.
The Big Jump, Richard Bak (2011 - 336 pp)
Wonderful, new recap of Lindberg's flight across the Atlantic, the only solo attempt yet made. Plus, not well-known info on the many competitors he faced.
Great beach reading. Bill Bryson’s a riot. Very funny…plus lots of interesting tidbits on how Lindberg did it. And the Babe was a character. A crazy, forgotten time with prohibition et al. How could Congress be that dumb..!