{"product_id":"the-wordy-shipmates-9781594484001","title":"The Wordy Shipmates","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, the author of \u003ci\u003eLafayette in the Somewhat United States\u003c\/i\u003e \"brings the [Puritan] era wickedly to life\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Sarah Vowell investigates what that means-and what it should mean. What she discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoebuckles- and-corn reputation might suggest-a highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty people, whose story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vowell 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Wordy Shipmates\u003c\/i\u003e is rich in historical fact, humorous insight, and social commentary by one of America's most celebrated voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Vowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594484001","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48794019856521,"sku":"9781594484001","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_163f372c-248f-44c0-9026-6a8a511887ab.jpg?v=1793144347","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-wordy-shipmates-9781594484001","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}