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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
