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Article: 'Partly Cloudy Patriot' captures the voice of everyday people
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- September 26, 2002
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'Partly Cloudy Patriot' captures the voice of everyday people
By CAROLE GOLDBERG Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service
Thursday, September 26, 2002
The Partly Cloudy Patriot. By Sarah Vowell. Simon & Schuster. 197
pages. $22.
To readers foundering in the sea of books relating to the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks, Sarah Vowell offers something different. Her
collection of 19 short essays explores patriotism and other aspects
of contemporary life from the refreshingly contrarian view of a
thoughtfully disaffected, wryly outspoken and deeply passionate
citizen.
"The Partly Cloudy Patriot" derives its title from the enduring
words of Thomas Paine.
"These are the times that try men's ...