1927 A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the Jazz Age's Greatest Year

In 1927: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the Jazz Age's Greatest Year, Thomas S. Hischak provides a daily account of this pivotal period in history. Every major news story-on the national and international stage-is accounted for, from popular culture phenomena to minor news items that would prove to be more important later. In addition to Charles Lindbergh's historic flight, the book recounts such events as the discovery of the Peking Man, the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Shanghai Massacre, the Great Mississippi River Flood, and the advent of talking pictures with the arrival of The Jazz Singer.
From the world of entertainment-the debut of the classic musical Show Boat and the formation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-to headlines that gripped the country, this book focuses on a diverse and complicated year. Scattered throughout the book are interesting statistics and pieces of information regarding life during this era. Highlighting the people, inventions, discoveries, and milestones that made these twelve months so special, 1927 will appeal to armchair historians everywhere.