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Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an American historian, author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture.
- When I was growing up, I wanted to be Louis Armstrong. My childhood dream was headlining at the Blue Note with my trio. I quit the trumpet when my teacher told me I wasn’t good enough.
- I come from a Protestant background, and we love our work ethic. Music—especially jazz and classical music—lends itself to teeth-gritting, mind-numbing applying yourself.
- Even as a small child, I was fascinated by the past. Some of my family are Cherokee Indians and ended up in Oklahoma because of the Trail of Tears. And some of [my ancestors] ended up there because they were Swedish immigrants.
- There weren’t a ton of books around when I was a little kid. I lived out in the country and went to a small-town school. There was no library. The Bible was the main event, and then stories of American history, so it makes sense that I would end up writing them.
Sarah Vowell is the author of seven nonfiction books, including “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States” (about the Franco-American alliance during the Revolutionary War), “Unfamiliar Fishes”...
Sarah Vowell. Actress: The Incredibles. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Montana, Sarah Vowell is best known for her bits on public radio's This American Life.
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Sarah Jane Vowell is an American author, journalist, humorist, and commentator. Often referred to as a "social observer," Vowell has authored several books and is a regular contributor to the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International.
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Sarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio's This American Life and has written for Time, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of Radio On, Take the Cannoli, and The Partly Cloudy Patriot.
Sarah Vowell has 17 books on Goodreads with 300855 ratings. Sarah Vowell’s most popular book is Assassination Vacation.
