THE PARTLY CLOUDY PATRIOT

Vowell, Sarah

ISBN 10: 0743223527 / ISBN 13: 9780743223522

Edité par Simon & Schuster, New York, 2002

A propos de cet article

First edition, first printing, hardcover. 197 pages. Fine with tail of spine lightly bumped, in a fine, mylar-covered dust jacket.

N° de réf. du vendeur 011312

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: THE PARTLY CLOUDY PATRIOT
• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster, New York
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0743223527
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780743223522
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Essays

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Synopsis

Book by Sarah Vowell

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.