Article: 'Partly Cloudy Patriot' captures the voice of everyday people

'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 ...

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