the partly cloudy patriot by sarah vowell

Bush's inauguration - she considers the Florida hanging chads a travesty) and other topics. The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.Given how much I love the West Wing, it is not surprising that I found this light touch introduction to American politics quite interesting, particularly mixed with Vowell's thoughts on life in general (I do rather like thematic memoirs).Vowell mixes her thoughts on historical and modern politics with her personal experiences of politics (such as going to see George W.

'I prefer the pen to the sword, so I've always been more of a Jeffersonhead'(stolen and butchered from Amazon) In 'The Partly Cloudy Patriot,' Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life, wondering why she is happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Salem or Gettysburg? Why do people always inappropriately compare themselves to Rosa Parks? 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. The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary. 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. 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?

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.

The partly cloudy patriot by sarah vowell