9780743540056
Assassination Vacation
Sarah Vowell
ISBN 13: 9780743540056
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2005
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"[W]acky, weirdly enthralling....This is history at its most morbid and most fascinating." (starred review)
Publishers Weekly, 04/04/2005
Review:"[A] learned, engagingly discursive, funny, sometimes even jolly ramble--literally--through the landscape of American presidential assassinations....Vowell makes an excellent traveling companion, what with her rare combination of erudition and cheek....[T]his book is an often astounding compendium of forgotten history and trivia."
Bruce Handy, New York Times Book Review, 05/08/2005
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Book Description: SIMON SCHUSTER AUDIO, United States, 2005. CD-Audio. Book Condition: New. abridged edition. 148 x 134 mm. Brand New. Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With "Assassination Vacation, " she takes us on a road trip like no other--a journey to the pit stops of American political murder and through the myriad ways they have been used for fun and profit, for political and cultural advantage. From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, Vowell visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood, reporting as she goes with her trademark blend of wisecracking humor, remarkable honesty, and thought-provoking criticism. We learn about the jinx that was Robert Todd Lincoln (present at the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley) and witness the politicking that went into the making of the Lincoln Memorial. The resulting narrative is much more than an entertaining and informative travelogue--it is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including literature, architecture, sculpture, and--the author's favorite--historical tourism. Though the themes of loss and violence are explored and we make detours to see how the Republican Party became the Republican Party, there are lighter diversions into the lives of the three presidents and their assassins, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, and a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult. IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Conan O'Brien Robert Todd Lincoln Eric Bogosian John Wilkes BoothStephen King President Abraham LincolnDave Eggers Mike Ryan Catherine Keener Gretchen Worden Jon Stewart President James A. GarfieldTony Kushner John Humphrey NoyesBrad Bird Charles Guiteau Emma GoldmanDaniel Handler President William McKinleyGreg Giraldo President Theodore Roosevelt David Rakoff Leon Czolgosz. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9780743540056 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Book Description: Simon & Schuster, 2005. CD/Spoken Word. Book Condition: New. Abridged. 13.97 x 15.24 cm. A tour of key historic sites in America where incidents of political violence have occurred reveals lesser-known points of interest pertaining to each and shares information about how history has been shaped by popular culture and tourism.Our orders are sent from our warehouse locally or directly from our international distributors to allow us to offer you the best possible price and delivery time. book. Bookseller Inventory # 20128738 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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