LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID BY BILL BRYSON

Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 1963

ISBN 9780385608268
0385608268 | 0-385-60826-8 | 978-0385608268 | 978-0-385-60826-8

Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century-1951-in the middle of the United States-Des Moines, Iowa-in the middle of the largest generation in American history-the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around his house and neighborhood with an old football jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel about his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing awful evildoers (and morons)-in his head-as “The Thunderbolt Kid.”