{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Vowell is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLafayette in the Somewhat United States\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnfamiliar Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wordy Shipmates\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAssassination Vacation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Partly Cloudy Patriot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544806232338,"sku":"9781594484001","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_997681cb-70a4-426d-85ac-58c33017ff91.jpg?v=1731536366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wordy-shipmates-9781594484001","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}