The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell

The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary. Sarah Vowell The Partly Cloudy Patriot Kindle Edition by Sarah Vowell (Author), Katherine Streeter (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition 215 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 11.03 76 Used from 1.37 16 New from 5.73 15 Collectible from 6.

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. 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?

The result is a teeming and engrossing audiobook, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.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 - widely hailed for her inimitable narratives on public radio's This American Life - 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.

In The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell