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7 de oct. de 2008 · The Wordy Shipmates. Sarah Vowell. 3.68. 23,776 ratings2,798 reviews. The Wordy Shipmates is an exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop's "city upon a hill"—a shining example, a "city that cannot be hid."
The Wordy Shipmates is the fifth book by the American social commentator Sarah Vowell, published in October 2008. [1] [2] The book chronicles the 17th and 18th century history of Puritan colonists in Massachusetts, United States. The book delineates a dichotomy between the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and those who ...
6 de oct. de 2009 · Penguin, Oct 6, 2009 - History - 272 pages. In this New York Times bestseller, the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States "brings the [Puritan] era wickedly to life" (Washington Post)....
6 de oct. de 2009 · The Wordy Shipmates tells the story of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century. These Puritans arrived ten years after the Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony to the south. They intended to create a shining "city on a hill," a phrase that has reverberated through American history to this day.
From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, The Wordy Shipmates is New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell's exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to...
From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, The Wordy Shipmates is New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell’s exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill,” a shining example, a “city that cannot be hid.”
28 de nov. de 2008 · Take “The Wordy Shipmates,” her fifth book. Vowell has integrated her sarcasm, flat indie-girl affect and kitsch worship — refined in print and on public radio — into a pop history of the ...
