When they first began working on this book, the authorsthought they would simply write the story of Linda Killinger's grandparentswho, with seven of their thirteen kids, took a fifteen-month trip across thecountry visiting relatives and the national parks, in their brand new 1930Model A Ford.
Very quickly, they realized this was not just a simplestory. Instead, they began to see it as a reveal of how this moment of historyaffected not only their grandparents' family, but the generations to come, inthe same way these historic events have affected so many other families.
Levi'sDream presents a living history of twentieth-century America.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated tocharity via The Kerry and Linda Killinger Foundation. Visit our website,thekillingerfoundation.org.
By:
Kerry Killinger,
Linda Cottington Killinger,
Marilee Cottington McAlpine
Imprint: Easton Studio Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781632260994
ISBN 10: 1632260999
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 17 August 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
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. Linda Cottington 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 Kerry 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. Marilee Cottington McAlpine is Linda’s 94-year-old aunt, who was a one-year-old baby on the 1930 trip. She has a degree in business education from the University of Minnesota and taught business and English in a number of states as well as other countries around the world. She lives in the Seattle area and for decades has shared her love of boating and travel.
