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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
Contributor(s): Vowell, Sarah (Author), Streeter, Katherine (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0743243803     ISBN-13: 9780743243803
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2003
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Annotation: Frequently cited as one of the best books of 2002, this bestselling collection of whip-smart, soulful essays explores history, pop culture, and what it means to be an American. Line drawings.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - General
- Literary Criticism
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Dewey: 973
LCCN: 2002066988
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.56" W x 8.56" (0.47 lbs) 197 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
From public radio This American Life contributor and self-described "history nerd" Sarah Vowell comes a collection of humorous and personal essays investigating American history, pop culture and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell travels through the American past and in doing so ponders a number of curious questions: Why is she happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Salem or Gettysburg? Why do people always inappropriately compare themselves to Rosa Parks? Why is a bad life in sunny California so much worse than a bad life anywhere else? What is it about the Zen of foul shots? And, in the title piece, why must doubt and internal arguments haunt the sleepless nights of the true patriot?

Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, themes, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration.

The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.

Contributor Bio(s): Vowell, Sarah: - Sarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio's This American Life and has written for Time, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of Radio On, Take the Cannoli, and The Partly Cloudy Patriot. She lives in New York City.