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by Sarah Vowell

  • Narrated by: Sarah Vowell
  • Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
  • Release date: 09-26-03
  • Language: English

In
The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell – widely hailed for her inimitable narratives on public radio’s
This American Life – ponders a number of curious questions: Why is she happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Salem or Gettysburg? Why do people always inappropriately compare themselves to Rosa Parks? Why is a bad life in sunny California so much worse than a bad life anywhere else? What is it about the Zen of foul shots? And, in the title piece, why must doubt and internal arguments haunt the sleepless nights of the true patriot?

Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, themes, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush’s inauguration.

The result is a teeming and engrossing audiobook, capturing Vowell’s memorable wit and her keen social commentary.

This audiobook is read by Sarah Vowell, Conan O’Brien, Seth Green, Stephen Colbert, David Cross, Paul Begala, Michael Chabon, and Norman Lear.

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Author

Sarah Vowell

Narrated by

Conan O'Brien, Sarah Vowell, Seth Green, Stephen Colbert

Length

5 hrs and 16 mins

Release date

09-26-03

Language

English

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