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The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2009
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- Titel
- The Wordy Shipmates
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Sarah Vowell
- Verlag
- Riverhead Books
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2009
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 272
- ISBN10
- 1594484007
- ISBN13
- 9781594484001
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Esoterik & Religion, Religiöse Themen, Humor, Religion, Geschichte der USA
- Bewertung
- 3,7 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- In this New York Times bestseller, the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States "brings the [Puritan] era wickedly to life" (Washington Post). To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Sarah Vowell investigates what that means-and what it should mean. What she discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoebuckles- and-corn reputation might suggest-a highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty people, whose story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance. Vowell takes us from the modern-day reenactment of an Indian massacre to the Mohegan Sun casino, from old-timey Puritan poetry, where "righteousness" is rhymed with "wilderness," to a Mayflower-themed waterslide. Throughout, The Wordy Shipmates is rich in historical fact, humorous insight, and social commentary by one of America's most celebrated voices.