Assassination Vacation - Couverture rigide

Vowell, Sarah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786278528 ISBN 13 : 9780786278527

Editeur : Thorndike Pr, 2005

Synopsis

A tour of key historic sites in America where incidents of political violence have occurred reveals lesser-known points of interest pertaining to each and shares information about how history has been shaped by popular culture and tourism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Transporting us from Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to Key West, Vowell has crafted a narrative that is much more than a historical travelogue – it is the disturbing and mesmerising story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including film, literature, and – the author’s favourite – historical tourism.
Skilfully belying the undercurrents of loss and violence that course through her journey, Vowell injects a range of lighter detours along the way, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult – and exactly how Lincoln’s Republican Party became Bush’s Republican Party. Assassination Vacation is a fascinating, informative, and richly entertaining look at the myriad ways in which political assassinations have altered and shaped our nation’s history.

Revue de presse

"A learned, engagingly discursive, funny, sometimes even jolly ramble -- literally -- through the landscape of American presidential assassinations...Vowell makes an excellent traveling companion, what with her rare combination of erudition and cheek." -- Bruce Handy, The New York Times Book Review

"[Vowell's] gift is one of cosmic inclusion -- allowing the natural collision of intellect and personality, rigorous research, and generational quirks." -- Joan Anderman, The Boston Globe

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thorndike Pr
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786278528
• ISBN 13: 9780786278527
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 373
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible