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The wordy shipmates, Sarah Vowell

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The wordy shipmates
Title
The wordy shipmates
Statement of responsibility
Sarah Vowell
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Assassination Vacation" comes an examination of the Puritans, their covenant communities, deep-rooted idealism, political and cultural relevance, and their myriad oddities
  • To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but author 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? What Vowell discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoe-buckles-and-corn reputation might suggest. 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.--From publisher description
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Writing style
Award
  • Booklist Editors' Choice, 2008.
  • Indies' Choice Book Awards, Best Conversation Starter, 2009.
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275086
Cataloging source
DLC
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1969-
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Vowell, Sarah
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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True
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  • Puritans
  • New England
  • Religion and politics
Label
The wordy shipmates, Sarah Vowell
Instantiates
Publication
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
254 p.
Isbn
9781594489990
Lccn
2008030491
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System control number
  • (Sirsi) o213308994
  • (OCoLC)213308994
Label
The wordy shipmates, Sarah Vowell
Publication
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
254 p.
Isbn
9781594489990
Lccn
2008030491
Other physical details
map
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o213308994
  • (OCoLC)213308994

Library Locations

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