The wordy shipmates
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2008.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
254 pages : map ; 22 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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974.0088 Vow
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Southside - Adult
974.0088 Vow
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974.0088 Vow
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2008.
Language
English
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Description
From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Assassination Vacation" comes an examination of the Puritans, their covenant communities, deep-rooted idealism, political and cultural relevance, and their myriad oddities.
Description
To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but author Vowell investigates what that means -- 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.--From publisher description.
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