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from: Simon & Schuster Audio
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.00882859
EAN: 9780743578196
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 0743578198
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Number Of Items: 6
Publication Date: October 07, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Studio: Simon & Schuster Audio
Sales Rank: 5199
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New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell explores the Puritans and their journey to America in The Wordy Shipmates. Even today, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Vowell investigates what that means -- and what it should mean. What was this great political enterprise all about? Who were these people who are considered the philosophical, spiritual, and moral ancestors of our nation? The people she finds are highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty. Their story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance. Along the way she asks:• Was Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop a communitarian, a Christ-like Christian, or conformity's tyrannical enforcer? Answer: Yes!
• Was Rhode Island's architect, Roger Williams, America's founding freak or the father of the First Amendment? Same difference.
• What was the Puritans' pet name for the Pope? The Great Whore of Babylon.
Sarah Vowell's special brand of armchair history makes the bizarre and esoteric fascinatingly relevant and fun. She takes us from the modern-day reenactment of an Indian massacre to the Mohegan Sun casino, from old-timey Puritan poetry, to a Mayflower-themed waterslide. The Wordy Shipmates is rich in historical fact, humorous insight, and social commentary by one of America's most celebrated voices. Thou shalt enjoy it.
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I've seen Sarah Vowell on the Daily Show and thought she was pretty funny. I always planned to buy one of her books but never got around to it. This may have been the wrong choice for me because I am not a history buff at all. But I can totally appreciate the effort and knowledge that went into writing this book. I give her four stars for the work alone.
I found the subject matter pretty boring, and I never would have finished this in book form. But since I could listen to this audiobook ... Read More
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Sarah Vowell, like many of us, was likely introduced to "the shining city on the hill" by President Ronald Reagan. Reagan used the metaphor to describe the America people longed for, an admirable and special place that other nations could emulate. "In my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace," Reagan said. "A city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there ... Read More
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If you're reviewing an audiobook, one of the things you have to address is, well, the audio. So I may as well get this out now. I'm not a fan of Sarah Vowell's voice. I know, I know, she's on radio all the time. And she's the voice of Viola in The Incredibles, one of my favorites movies too. But on NPR her voice comes at you in small packets of sound. The same is even more true of her voice work in The Incredibles, where she only gives us a line or two in a row. But to be honest, it's a tough voice ... Read More
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A revelation and a new approach to the religious conflicts faced by the early settlers of New England. Various interpretations of man's place in relation to God brought about basic differences in the methods of establishing new communities, some resulting in pretty drastic penalties.
The writing is humorous, sometimes tongue in cheek, yet always with a keen perception of the characters and eccentricities of the founding fathers of our country. A little knowledge of the early settlers of New England ... Read More
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Sarah Vowell has done it again. Her easy style and simple analogies keep the reader interested and the pace moving - in spite of what might be considered a droll subject. The references to TV shows such as "Bewitched", "Happy Days", and "The Brady Bunch" make it clear that Vowell is a product of the modern media generation.
"'Bobby, the Indians were friendly at first,' says Mrs. Brady. 'They didn't start fighting until their land was taken away.'
Bobby: 'You mean the Pilgrims took ... Read More
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.00882859
EAN: 9780743578196
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 0743578198
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Number Of Items: 6
Publication Date: October 07, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Studio: Simon & Schuster Audio
Sales Rank: 5199
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