For my "Iowa Author" book for book club I read The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. I really liked learning some history about Des Moines while reading this book. I had heard that Yonkers was originally based out of Des Moines, but I didn't know how big the store had been. And that the huge store wasn't closed until 2005. Seems like something that I should have known while growing up and living around Des Moines. There were some other interesting historical facts as well.
The book also had some other interesting stories about Bill's childhood. History in general from the 1950s and 1960s was also covered. I found that the book had some interesting parts, but it didn't really excite me that much.
Our book club on Iowa Authors had to be rescheduled, but now I'm ready for when we have it.
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