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...What a dump, huh?” Vowell asked with a smile, acknowledging the fitting setting. John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, had banished Anne Hutchinson for heresy in this church...

Author: By Marc F. Aidinoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NPR Contributor Sarah Vowell Reads from Her New Book About Puritan History | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...When John Winthrop delivered this sermon in 1630, Vowell said, he wanted to remind America that, “The eyes of the world are upon us and we could fail...

Author: By Marc F. Aidinoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NPR Contributor Sarah Vowell Reads from Her New Book About Puritan History | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

Many in the audience were fans of Vowell’s other historical accounts as well as her radio work, but, as Boston native John Kelly said, “‘The Wordy Shipmates’ has a definite local flavor...

Author: By Marc F. Aidinoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NPR Contributor Sarah Vowell Reads from Her New Book About Puritan History | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...Classmates packed all three floors of the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum for the performance: a tradition that they started at the class’s 15th reunion to help honor musician Peter S. Ivers ’68, who had been murdered in March of that year...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Still Singing After All These Years | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

Beautiful weather and a weak opponent made for a very pleasant Saturday afternoon for the Harvard men’s soccer team. The Crimson (5-3, 2-0 Ivy) cruised to a 2-0 victory against Cornell with goals from seniors Mike Fucito and John Stamatis.The win sends Harvard into next weekend’s showdown at defending Ivy champion Brown undefeated in league play.“It’s a tough one mentally, coming off the rivalry game against Yale and then having the game against Brown coming up next week,” Harvard coach Jamie...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Victory Sets up Battle With Brown | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

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