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by Sarah Vowell
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The Wordy Shipmates Summary
| The Wordy Shipmates is New York Timesûbestselling author Sarah VowellÆs exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John WinthropÆs ôcity upon a hillöùa shining example, a ôcity that cannot be hid.ö To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Vowell investigates what that meansù 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 conformityÆs tyrannical enforcer? Answer: Yes! * Was Rhode IslandÆs architect, Roger Williams, AmericaÆs 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 PuritansÆ pet name for the Pope? The Great Whore of Babylon. Sarah VowellÆs 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 ôrighteousnessö is rhymed with ôwilderness,ö to a Mayflower-themed waterslide. Throughout, The Wordy Shipmates is rich in historical fact, humorous insight, and social commentary by one of AmericaÆs most celebrated voices. Thou shalt enjoy it. |
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