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Sarah Vowell

Biography

Sarah Vowell

Sarah Vowell is the bestselling author of THE WORDY SHIPMATES, ASSASSINATION VACATION, THE PARTLY CLOUDY PATRIOT, TAKE THE CANNOLI and RADIO ON. She lives in New York City.

Sarah Vowell

Books by Sarah Vowell

by Sarah Vowell - History, Nonfiction

Chronicling General Lafayette’s years in Washington’s army, Sarah Vowell reflects on the ideals of the American Revolution versus the reality of the Revolutionary War. Riding shotgun with Lafayette, Vowell swerves from the high-minded debates of Independence Hall to the frozen wasteland of Valley Forge, from bloody battlefields to the Palace of Versailles, bumping into John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Lord Cornwallis, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Antoinette, and various kings, Quakers and redcoats along the way.

written by Sarah Vowell; read by Sarah Vowell, Fred Armisen, Bobby Cannavale, Alexis Denisof, John Hodgman, Stephanie March, Nick Offerman, Patton Oswalt and John Slattery - History, Nonfiction

LAFAYETTE IN THE SOMEWHAT UNITED STATES is a humorous and insightful portrait of the famed Frenchman, the impact he had on our young country, and his ongoing relationship with some of the instrumental Americans of the time, including George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and many more.

by Sarah Vowell - History, Nonfiction

Sarah Vowell sets out to discover the odd, emblematic and exceptional history of Hawaii, the 50th state. In examining the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn, she finds America again, warts and all.