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April 2, 2011 Last Aired October 7, 2018
Unfamiliar Fishes

Sarah Vowell examines the Americanization of Hawaii that began with the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820. The author recounts the coup, organized by the missionaries, that deposed…
2,565 views
April 27, 2005 Last Aired March 3, 2013
Assassination Vacation

Sarah Vowell talked about her book Assassination Vacation, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book she examines the assassinations of American presidents Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield…
2,054 views
September 24, 2011 Last Aired October 16, 2011
Unfamiliar Fishes

Sarah Vowell talked about her book, Unfamiliar Fishes. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications She was interviewed while at the 11th annual National Book Festival, hel…
1,041 views
October 9, 2008 Last Aired April 11, 2011
The Wordy Shipmates

Sarah Vowell talked about her book The Wordy Shipmates (Riverhead; October 7, 2008). In this book Sarah Vowell, the author of several books including The Partly Cloudy Patriot and Assassinat…
2,330 views
November 19, 2002 Last Aired April 19, 2003
The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Sarah Vowell read excerpts from her collection of essays, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book, Ms. Vowell focused her gift for humorous social commentary …
1,421 views

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