01037cam a2200253 4500 1163486511 TxAuBib 20081028120000.0 080711s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008030491 9781594489990 1594489998 TxAuBib Vowell, Sarah, 1969- The wordy shipmates / Sarah Vowell. New York : Riverhead Books, 2008. 254 p. : map ; 22 cm. From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Assassination Vacation" comes an examination of the Puritans, their covenant communities, deep-rooted idealism, political and cultural relevance, and their myriad oddities. 20081028. Puritans New England History 17th century. Religion and politics New England History 17th century. New England Politics and government To 1775. TXKIP