When they first began working on this book, the authors thought they would simply write the story of Linda Killinger’s grandparents who, with seven of their thirteen kids, took a fifteen-month trip across the country visiting relatives and the national parks, in their brand new 1930 Model A Ford. Very quickly, they realized this was not just a simple story. Instead, they began to see it as a reveal of how this moment of history affected not only their grandparents’ family, but the generations to come, in the same way these historic events have affected so many other families. Levi’s Dream…mehr
When they first began working on this book, the authors thought they would simply write the story of Linda Killinger’s grandparents who, with seven of their thirteen kids, took a fifteen-month trip across the country visiting relatives and the national parks, in their brand new 1930 Model A Ford. Very quickly, they realized this was not just a simple story. Instead, they began to see it as a reveal of how this moment of history affected not only their grandparents’ family, but the generations to come, in the same way these historic events have affected so many other families. Levi’s Dream presents a living history of twentieth-century America. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to charity via The Kerry and Linda Killinger Foundation. Visit our website, thekillingerfoundation.org.
Kerry Killinger is the co-author of the prize-winning and best-selling book, Nothing is Too Big to Fail: How the Last Financial Crisis Informs Today. With Linda Cottington Killinger, she has won the Nautilus Award for Journalism and Investigative Reporting, Axiom Business Award for Economics, IPPY Award for Finance and Economics, and the Indie Award for Business. They both have had long careers in finance and business.
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A 1930s Road Map of the USA Introduction Chapter One: 1929: Levi’s Dream Chapter Two: 1909–1920: The Golden Age of Agriculture and The Emerging Age of Auto and Air Transportation Chapter Three: The 1920s on an Iowa Farm Chapter Four: 1926: You’re Ahead in a Ford All the Way. From the Model T to the Model A Chapter Five: 1930: The Trip Begins: Crystal Lake to Cody, Wyoming Chapter Six: 1930: Yellowstone National Park Chapter Seven: 1930: On the Way to the West Coast Chapter Eight: 1930–31: Living the Life in Compton, California Chapter Nine: 1931: Home to Iowa Chapter Ten: The Tumultuous Thirties Epilogue: The Winds of War List of Cities and National Parks Visited Publications That Helped Us With Research Acknowledgments Biographies
A 1930s Road Map of the USA Introduction Chapter One: 1929: Levi’s Dream Chapter Two: 1909–1920: The Golden Age of Agriculture and The Emerging Age of Auto and Air Transportation Chapter Three: The 1920s on an Iowa Farm Chapter Four: 1926: You’re Ahead in a Ford All the Way. From the Model T to the Model A Chapter Five: 1930: The Trip Begins: Crystal Lake to Cody, Wyoming Chapter Six: 1930: Yellowstone National Park Chapter Seven: 1930: On the Way to the West Coast Chapter Eight: 1930–31: Living the Life in Compton, California Chapter Nine: 1931: Home to Iowa Chapter Ten: The Tumultuous Thirties Epilogue: The Winds of War List of Cities and National Parks Visited Publications That Helped Us With Research Acknowledgments Biographies
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