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the wordy shipmates
in this new york times bestseller the author of assassination vacation brings the puritan era wickedly to life washington post . br 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 . br 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 americas most celebrated voices . br
paperback riverhead books 2009 isbn13 9781594484001 isbn10 1594484007
abridged n isbn 13 9781594484001 number in series 1 number of pages 254 publisher penguin group usa release date 62135769600000