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To this day, america views itself as a puritan nation, but sarah vowell investigates what that meansand what it should mean. Sarah vowell turns her keen eye and droll wit to the american revolution in her latest historical venture, lafayette in the somewhat united states vowell, of course, doesnt just give us the highlights. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between. Published in 2005, assassination vacation is parttravelogue, parthistory book and partessay by sarah vowell, an american author, essayist, journalist and social commentator.
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