Sarah Vowell writes humorous history and essays about American politics, presidents, travel and the strange details that survive around major events. Assassination Vacation follows her journeys to sites connected with the murders of Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley, combining historical research with road-trip commentary. The Wordy Shipmates turns to Puritan New England, while Lafayette in the Somewhat United States follows the French officer's role in the American Revolution and the later memory built around him. Vowell's prose is witty, conversational and digressive, with personal observation mixed into serious research. Her work fits American history, travel essays and comic historical non-fiction. Assassination Vacation is the clearest example of her travel-plus-history approach. Assassination Vacation is the clearest introduction to Vowell's method because the research is organised around an actual journey; The Wordy Shipmates and Lafayette in the Somewhat United States stay closer to particular periods of early American history. Read more Less
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