{"product_id":"assassination-vacation-paperback","title":"Assassination Vacation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Vowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wordy Shipmates \u003c\/i\u003eand contributor to NPR's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our nation's ever-evolving political system and history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With \u003ci\u003eAssassination Vacation\u003c\/i\u003e, she takes us on a road trip like no other--a journey to the pit stops of American political murder and through the myriad ways they have been used for fun and profit, for political and cultural advantage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, Vowell visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood, reporting as she goes with her trademark blend of wisecracking humor, remarkable honesty, and thought-provoking criticism. We learn about the jinx that was Robert Todd Lincoln (present at the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley) and witness the politicking that went into the making of the Lincoln Memorial. The resulting narrative is much more than an entertaining and informative travelogue--it is the disturbing and fascinating story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including literature, architecture, sculpture, and--the author's favorite--historical tourism. Though the themes of loss and violence are explored and we make detours to see how the Republican Party became the Republican Party, there are all kinds of lighter diversions along the way into the lives of the three presidents and their assassins, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, and a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eTime, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRadio On, Take the Cannoli, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Partly Cloudy Patriot.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in New York Cit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.46 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green Mountain Book Award (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Assassination Vacation\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694036848703,"sku":"9780743260046","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/47adb8bd2469e63ef5b804365f9f7a37.webp?v=1765000811","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/assassination-vacation-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}