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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…

Sarah Vowell talked about her book Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, in which she looks at the American Revolution through the eyes of the French-born Marquis de Lafayette. She spo…

Sarah Vowell talked about her book, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, in which she looks at the American Revolution via the French-born Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a general i…

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…

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…

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…

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 …