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Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an American historian, author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture.
Sarah Vowell. Actress: The Incredibles. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Montana, Sarah Vowell is best known for her bits on public radio's This American Life.
- January 1, 1
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- Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
- When I was growing up, I wanted to be Louis Armstrong. My childhood dream was headlining at the Blue Note with my trio. I quit the trumpet when my teacher told me I wasn’t good enough.
- I come from a Protestant background, and we love our work ethic. Music—especially jazz and classical music—lends itself to teeth-gritting, mind-numbing applying yourself.
- Even as a small child, I was fascinated by the past. Some of my family are Cherokee Indians and ended up in Oklahoma because of the Trail of Tears. And some of [my ancestors] ended up there because they were Swedish immigrants.
- There weren’t a ton of books around when I was a little kid. I lived out in the country and went to a small-town school. There was no library. The Bible was the main event, and then stories of American history, so it makes sense that I would end up writing them.
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Sarah Vowell is the author of seven nonfiction books, including “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States” (about the Franco-American alliance during the Revolutionary War), “Unfamiliar...
Sarah Vowell. Actress: The Incredibles. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Montana, Sarah Vowell is best known for her bits on public radio's This American Life.
- December 27, 1969
Nov 4, 2008 · She is the author of several bestselling books, including Assassination Vacation, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Take the Cannoli, and Radio On. Vowell's work investigates how...
Sarah Vowell is the New York Times bestselling author of seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. By examining the connections between the American past and present, she offers personal, often humorous accounts of American history as well as current events and politics.
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