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The Wordy Shipmates, Sarah Vowell24 comments

Jenny wrote 2 days ago: The Wordy Shipmates is about the Puritans, John Winthrop and his lot, who came to America, and all t … more →

Tags: 1 Star, Heard about from the internets, nonfiction, The Wordy Shipmates

Edna Mode vs. Linda Hunt

soweird666 wrote 5 days ago: I’m a NCIS fan. Because of that, I watched the NCIS and NCIS: Los Angles premieres. Anyway, wh … more →

Tags: Movies, Celebrities, The incredibles!, G. Callen, Chris O'Donnell, Nate 'Doc' Getz, Peter Cambor, Kensi Blye, Daniela Ruah

Puritans and Pilgrims

Jim wrote 5 days ago: A few weeks ago a friend loaned me a book entitled The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell, a regular co … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, Mayflower, Pilgrims, Puritans, Rachel Maddow, Thanksgiving, The Wordy Shipmates

Non-Sequitor: Sarah Vowell

nutmegpolymath wrote 3 weeks ago: I really love the author Sarah Vowell. Currently, I am reading her latest book, The Wordy Shipmates … more →

Tags: non sequitor, The Wordy Shipmates, Puritans, john winthrop, The Mayflower

The Love Connection: Sarah Vowell4 comments

Junkie1 wrote 1 month ago: At little junkies, we want to set you up with the best of the best so you’ll never be lonely. This w … more →

Tags: Love Connection, History, john stewart, muffin alert!, smart lady, The incredibles!

Literary LA October '09

litscribbler wrote 1 month ago: At Skylight Books in Los Feliz: Mon 10/5 7:30 - Kathryn Ma and her Iowa Short Fiction-winning All Th … more →

Tags: lit-life, Francesca Lia Block, Robert Crumb, Thelonius Monk, dan chaon, Margaret Atwood, E. L. Doctorow, Jean Thompson, dan fante

A New Literary History of America

gothampr wrote 2 months ago: Greil Marcus has always been a provocative and interesting writer, but his latest project has sprint … more →

Tags: gotham pr, gothamite, greil marcus, a new literary history of america, Camille Paglia

#52 - The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell

Cori wrote 2 months ago: Recommended by: Hillary has been recommending Sarah Vowell in general for years. Borrowed from: the … more →

Tags: C2RCC, blood:water mission, Hillary, History

Ten Staff Picks: Favorite Books on Abraham Lincoln2 comments

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 months ago: By President Lincoln’s Cottage Staff Welcome to the second installment of the President Lincol … more →

Tags: History, Education, Abraham Lincoln, Matthew Pinsker, Ronald White, Book Lists, David Herbert Donald, Allen Guelzo, James Oakes

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Kevin Wilder wrote 3 months ago: #34 was a book by Sarah Vowell written nearly a decade ago. A lot has changed in the past ten years. … more →

Tags: 2009 in Books, essays, History, Humor, Politics, The Partly Cloudy Patriot

The Consonance of Vowell2 comments

dpcoffey wrote 3 months ago: It took me longer than it should have, but I finally finished Sarah Vowell’s most recent book, … more →

Tags: Books, john winthrop, Puritans

Sine coffea nihil sum :: Assassination Vacation1 comment

Kevin Wilder wrote 3 months ago: Click here to read this week’s chapter. BOOK REVIEW :: BY KEVIN WILDER “Going to Ford … more →

Tags: News, Reviews, Contests, Kevin Wilder, Book Review, Assassination Vacation, History

Assassination Vacation1 comment

Kevin Wilder wrote 3 months ago: Book #31 is cross-posted, more or less, at Some New Trend: “Going to Ford’s Theater to w … more →

Tags: 2009 in Books, History, Assassination Vacation

Does the Dog Die? A Brief Review of Assassination Vacation, by Sarah Vowell

esheley wrote 3 months ago: Third cranky book review, and least cranky of the three:  I read this for my book group with no prev … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, History, Travel, Americana, Garfield, Lincoln, McKinley

A Son, A Brother, and Assassins

havealittletalk wrote 3 months ago: My virtual tag-along on Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation is just about over, but before l … more →

Tags: Library Of Congress, Historical, People, Public Domain Images, Edwin Booth, Assassination Vacation, dry tortugas, John Wilkes Booth, fort jefferson

Another Day on the Assassination Vacation

havealittletalk wrote 3 months ago: When we left Sarah Vowell she was visiting the grave of James Garfield and on the way to William McK … more →

Tags: Library Of Congress, Historical, national park service, Public Domain Images, Assassination Vacation, Ohio, WILLIAM MCKINLEY, Canton, leon czolgosz

Book Club Goes to Tanglewood.2 comments

nayiri wrote 3 months ago: My book group likes connecting previous books and themes to our current reading.  Even more than tha … more →

Tags: Food, Friends, Books, Book Club, Travel, The Poet and the Murderer, Simon Worrall, Assassination Vacation, Henry and Clara

More Postcards Sarah Vowell Didn't Send You on Her Assassination Vacation

havealittletalk wrote 3 months ago: We’ve two more dead presidents to go, if we follow Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation … more →

Tags: Library Of Congress, Historical, People, Places, Assassination Vacation, James Garfield, Mentor, Ohio, lawnfield

Virtual Tag-a-long with Sarah Vowell on an Assassination Vacation

havealittletalk wrote 3 months ago: Comic historian Sarah Vowell is phobic about driving and not such a hot sailor, but she is an intrep … more →

Tags: Library Of Congress, Historical, People, Places, national park service, Edwin Booth, Assassination Vacation, Abraham Lincoln, Ford's Theatre


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