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Lincoln was late to his own assassination.

October 6, 2015 by narfna 11 Comments

There’s something about the way Sarah Vowell writes about history that brings it to life for me. Probably because there’s something about the way that Sarah Vowell writes about people, and history is made of people. It often doesn’t feel that way. (Ironically, there’s a section in here where she tells a story about a time where she ended up yelling at some guy in a supermarket about how the only time it would be interesting to live through history would be if you were […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: abraham lincoln, assassination vacation, charles guiteau, edwin booth, essays, history, humor, james a. garfield, john wilkes booth, leon czolgosz, narfna, Non-Fiction, robert todd lincoln, Sarah Vowell, William McKinley

narfna's CBR7 Review No:134 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: abraham lincoln, assassination vacation, charles guiteau, edwin booth, essays, history, humor, james a. garfield, john wilkes booth, leon czolgosz, narfna, Non-Fiction, robert todd lincoln, Sarah Vowell, William McKinley ·
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