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...four presidential assassinations—those of Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley—along with equally relevant and macabre side trips. Amidst the American historical non sequiturs for which she seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge, Vowell keeps her attention fixed on each assassination??s social and political context, all filtered through a self-conscious awareness of the present. Not to mention, it was very funny.“The Wordy Shipmates” takes the most engaging aspects of that book—its dry, biting wit; its playful narrative; and, most importantly...
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