Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell (English) Compact Disc Book

Description: Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell Container states that there are 6 discs. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Vowell makes an excellent travelling companion, what with her rare combination of erudition and cheek."--The New York Times Book Review Many think of 1776 as the most defining year of American history, the year we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self-government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as crucial to our nations identity, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded Cuba, and then the Philippines, becoming a meddling, self-serving, militaristic international superpower practically overnight. Of all the countries the United States invaded or colonized in 1898, Vowell considers the story of the Americanization of Hawaii to be the most intriguing. From the arrival of the New England missionaries in 1820, who came to Christianize the local heathen, to the coup détat led by the missionaries sons in 1893, overthrowing the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling if often appalling or tragic characters. Whalers who will fire cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their god-given right to whores. An incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband. Sugar barons, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha Oe" serenaded the first Hawaii-born president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade. With Vowells trademark wry insights and reporting, she lights out to discover the odd, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state. In examining the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn, she finds America again, warts and all. Author Biography Sarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radios This American Life and has written for Time, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of Radio On, Take the Cannoli, and The Partly Cloudy Patriot. She lives in New York City. John Slattery has starred on Broadway in Rabbit Hole, Betrayal, and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Off-Broadway credits include Three Days of Rain (L.A. Critics Award, Drama Desk nom.), and The Lisbon Traviata. On television he has been seen in Ed, K Street, Sex & the City, and Will & Grace. Films include Flags of Our Fathers, Mona Lisa Smile, The Station Agent, Traffic, and Sleepers. Details ISBN144233729X Author Sarah Vowell Short Title UNFAMILIAR FISHES 6D Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio Language English ISBN-10 144233729X ISBN-13 9781442337299 Media Audio Product Format Compact Disc DEWEY 996.9 Residence Chicago, IL, US Birth 1969 Narrator Fred Armisen Pages 7 Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-03-22 Imprint Simon & Schuster Audio Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-03-22 NZ Release Date 2011-03-22 US Release Date 2011-03-22 UK Release Date 2011-03-22 Playing time 450 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137749738;

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