{"product_id":"9781594484001","title":"The Wordy Shipmates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVowell 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036744007920,"sku":"9781594484001","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594484001_p0.jpg?v=1763810607","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594484001","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}