Description: The Wordy Shipmates Author: VOWELL, SARAH Title: The Wordy Shipmates Publication: Riverhead Hardcover, October 2008 Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. Very Good / Good. "The Wordy Shipmates" is "New York Times"?bestselling author Sarah Vowell's exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop's ?city upon a hill a shining example, a ?city that cannot be hid.? To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Vowell investigates what that means? and what it should mean. What was this great political enterprise all about? Who were these people who are considered the philosophical, spiritual, and moral ancestors of our nation? What Vowell discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoe-buckles-and- corn reputation might suggest. The people she finds are highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty. Their story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance. Along the way she asks: * Was Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop a communitarian, a Christlike Christian, or conformity's tyrannical enforcer? "Answer: Yes!" * Was Rhode Island's architect, Roger Williams, America's founding freak or the father of the First Amendment? "Same difference." * What does it take to get that jezebel Anne Hutchinson to shut up? "A hatchet." * What was the Puritans? pet name for the Pope? "The Great Whore of Babylon." Sarah Vowell's special brand of armchair history makes the bizarre and esoteric fascinatingly relevant and fun. She takes us from the modern-day reenactment of an Indian massacre to the Mohegan Sun casino, from old-timey Puritan poetry, where ?righteousness? is rhymed with ?wilderness, ? to a Mayflower-themed waterslide. Throughout, "The Wordy Shipmates" is rich in historical fact, humorous insight, and social commentary by one of America's most celebrated voices. Thou shalt enjoy it. . first edition, full number line; some very light shelfwear on top front dust jacket near spine; otherwise, dust jacket is in very good condition Seller ID: 308546 Subject: Fiction & Literature, History Atlanta's only in-town, full-service bookstore since 1989. For more than three decades, A Cappella Books has been serving the Atlanta community with our unique selection of new, used, and antiquarian titles. Together with a wide range of partners across Atlanta, we bring great authors to the city all year long for book signings and literary events, and our signed titles garner us customers from all around the world. From our humble beginnings in Little Five Points to our cozy current shop in Inman Park, we're always in the business of buying, selling, and trading used books. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: VOWELL, SARAH
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Year Printed: 2008
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
