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By Kerry Fiallo | Friday,
July 22, 2016
American history is anything but a stodgy affair; it’s exciting,
tragic, suspenseful, and horrifying. Probably even more surprising is that it
can make you laugh—if you have the right teacher, that is. And Sarah Vowell,
author of the new LAFAYETTE IN THE SOMEWHAT UNITED STATES and former editor
of “This American Life,” is a great teacher. Her previous book, ASSASSINATION
VACATION, is the perfect example of how history, especially when it is not
about the victors, is fascinating, funny, and heartbreaking. READ
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