The a memoir Bryson, Bill. creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Broadway Books c2006 2006 monographic eng

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x, 270 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generation, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around the house wearing a jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel round his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing evildoers (in his head) as The Thunderbolt Kid. Using his old fantasy life as a springboard, Bill Bryson recreates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality. In a period that saw the inexorable rise of television, the opening of Disneyland, the testing of the atomic bomb and the explosion of choice in everything from food to cars, Bill Bryson's days followed in reassuringly cosy succession, enlivened by modest triumphs and disasters Bill Bryson. Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-270). n-us--- Bryson, Bill Travel writers United States Biography Manners and Customs Biography G154.5.B79 A3 2006 910.4092 B 9780767919371 2006043859 http://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2006043859-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0633/2006043859-d.html http://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2006043859-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0633/2006043859-d.html DLC 050215 20250624154228.0 65205130