Williamsburg Regional Library

Best-selling author, historian, and contributor to NPR Sarah Vowell uses her trademark wit to pen illuminating insights into America's past with such works as The Wordy Shipmates. Here Vowell examines the intriguing history of America's 50th state, beginning with the clash between New England missionaries and Hawaii's laid-back natives of the early 1800s. "Outrageous and wise-cracking ... this book is a thought-provoking and entertaining glimpse into the U.S.'s most unusual state..." —Publishers Weekly

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Unfamiliar Fishes