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Oct 7, 2008 · In The Wordy Shipmates Ms. Vowell half, or maybe three-quarters, succeeds with the transformation from memoirist with a history bend to a historian who occasionally injects her own story into the text.
43 pages • 1 hour read. Sarah Vowell. The Wordy Shipmates. Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF. Access Full Guide. Study Guide.
The Wordy Shipmates is the fifth book by the American social commentator Sarah Vowell, published in October 2008. The book chronicles the 17th and 18th century history of Puritan colonists in Massachusetts, United States.
Oct 6, 2009 · 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.
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Nov 28, 2008 · Take “The Wordy Shipmates,” her fifth book. Vowell has integrated her sarcasm, flat indie-girl affect and kitsch worship — refined in print and on public radio — into a pop history of the ...
Oct 7, 2009 · From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, The Wordy Shipmates is New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell’s exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill,” a shining example, a “city that cannot be hid.”
Oct 13, 2008 · Sarah Vowell aims to counter this neglect with her absorbing new book, “The Wordy Shipmates.” Vowell, a regular contributor to public radio, is the author of, among others, “Take the...
